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                                       A RESOLUTION

                                             25-263

                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                      September 19, 2023

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section 47-3503 of

       the District of Columbia Official Code to provide for an extended real property tax

       exemption for unit owners of the River East at Grandview Condominiums for the

       duration of their relocation from the property.

        RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

resolution may be cited as the “River East at Grandview Condominiums Assistance Tax

Exemption Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.

        Sec. 2. (a) On August 16, 2021, engineers from the Falcon Group issued a letter to

homeowners at the River East at Grandview Condominiums advising them to vacate the

premises within 2 weeks due to uninhabitable conditions based on the emergence of significant

safety concerns from ongoing structural issues.

        (b) On August 26, 2021, the Falcon Group provided additional detail to their original

assessment by determining that families in approximately 30 of the 46 condominium units

should move out.

        (c) Subsequently, homeowners of these units were forced to vacate their homes and find

alternative living arrangements very quickly and without vital information related to a timeframe

for their opportunity to return to their homes.

        (d) The District government developed multiple assistance programs in response to the

displacement of these homeowners, including the use of housing certificates and other resources

to ease the transition into temporary residence until appropriate repairs can be made to the

Talbert Street property.

        (e) To ensure that displaced homeowners are receiving the full value of the assistance

provided by the District government, it is necessary to approve emergency legislation.

      Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute

emergency circumstances making it necessary that the River East at Grandview Condominiums

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Assistance Tax Exemption Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single

reading.

      Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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