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Housing Conditions Calendar

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The Housing Conditions Calendar allows tenants to sue landlords for D.C. Housing Code violations on an expedited basis. Cases on the Housing Condition Calendar will have the first hearing scheduled less than a month after the suit is filed. (The tenant-plaintiff is responsible for serving (giving official legal notice to) the landlord at least eight calendar days in advance of the hearing.)

To initiate a case, a tenant-plaintiff must file a complaint and summons with the Civil Actions Branch Clerk’s Office, Moultrie Courthouse, room 5000. A copy of the complaint and summons must then be served on the landlord-defendant. Forms and instructions on how to complete and serve the forms can be found below.

The Housing Conditions Calendar is limited in nature and only available for those seeking to enforce compliance with D.C. Housing Code Regulations (14 D.C.M.R. §§ 500 - 900, 1200). Litigants seeking other relief, such as monetary relief for the condition of the property, return of a security deposit, personal injury, or possession of the rental property, must file a separate, non-Housing Conditions claim in the Small Claims Branch (for those seeking relief in an amount under $5,000) or in the Civil Actions Branch (for those seeking relief over $5,000), or as a counterclaim to a Landlord & Tenant Branch case.

Housing Code Complaint

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853KB	Housing Code Complaint
29KB	Instruction Sheet for Housing Code Complaint

Summons

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186KB	Summons (English and Spanish)
27KB	Instruction Sheet for Service of Housing Code Complaint and Summons

Housing Conditions Calendar In The News

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55KB	Home Court Advantage: The Superior Court's Housing Conditions Calendar
71MB	Housing Conditions Calendar the focus of UDC's Sound Advice Show; Guests J. Melvin Wright and D.C. Bar Self Help Center Coordinator Dan Clark - Courtesy of UDC/Sound Advice View the WMV video. (71MB)
2MB	Housing Conditions Calendar Mentioned as a 'Success Story' at Citywide Tenant Townhall - Courtesy of The Northwest Current To view the full article, click here >
URL	D.C. Superior Court Launches Housing Conditions Calendar - Courtesy of Washington Lawyer To view the full article, click here >
33KB	Housing Conditions Calendar Press Materials