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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on an emergency basis, the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 to allow
certain transfers to not be subject to tolling requirements established during the public
health emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the TOPA COVID-19 Tolling Exemption for Low Income Housing Tax
Credit Transfers Emergency Amendment Act of 2021.
Sec. 2. Section 405(a) of the Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020,
effective October 9, 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130; D.C. Official Code 42-3405.10b), is repealed.
Sec. 3. The Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980, effective September 10,
1980 (D.C. Law 3-86; D.C. Official Code 42-3401.01 et seq.), is amended by adding a new
section 510b to read as follows:
Sec. 510b. Tolling of tenant deadlines during a public health emergency.
The running of all time periods for tenants and tenant organizations to exercise rights
under this act shall be tolled from the beginning of the period of a public health emergency
declared pursuant to section 5a of the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980,
effective October 17, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-194; D.C. Official Code 7-2304.01), until the end of
the public health emergency, and for 30 days thereafter; except, that the time periods under
section 402(d) that are applicable to a Notice of Transfer for a transfer exempt under sections
402(c)(2)(O), (P) or (Q) shall not be tolled..
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the
Budget Director as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative
Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code 1-
301.47a).
Sec. 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
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412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
D.C. Official Code 1-204.12(a)).
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia
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