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Introduced
03/01/2021
03/01/2021
In Committee
11/01/2022
11/01/2022
Crossed Over
10/18/2022
10/18/2022
Passed
11/14/2022
11/14/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/22/2022
11/22/2022
Introduced Session
24th Council
Bill Summary
AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To require a housing provider to provide notice to a tenant of any bedbug infestation within the last 120 days before the tenant signs a lease, to require a housing provider to obtain services of a pest control professional within 10 calendar days of notification from a tenant that bedbugs may be present in his or her unit, to require bedbug monitoring services for 12 months after a pest control professional determines that no evidence of bedbugs can be found in the unit, to require a tenant to grant a housing provider and pest control professional access to the unit at a reasonable time noticed in advance by the housing provider, to require a tenant to cooperate with recommendations of the pest control professional in the event of an infestation, to allow housing providers to charge the cost of inspection and remediation of bedbugs in a unit to the tenant in limited circumstances, to require pest control professionals to report data to the Department of Buildings (“Department”) annually and maintain certain records for two years, to establish a process by which the Department handles complaints from tenants regarding housing providers who do not comply with certain requirements of the act, to require the Department to create an infestation history notification form to be used by housing providers, to require the Department to create a pamphlet on bedbugs and conduct educational and outreach activities to housing providers and tenants, to establish the Bedbug Inspection and Remediation Assistance Program to be administered by the Department to provide financial reimbursement to remediate bedbug infestations, and to make conforming amendments.
AI Summary
This bill, the Bedbug Control Act of 2021, establishes several requirements for housing providers and tenants in the District of Columbia to address bedbug infestations. Key provisions include: housing providers must notify prospective tenants of any bedbug history in the building, obtain pest control services within 10 days of a tenant's notification of a suspected infestation, and monitor for bedbugs for 12 months after an infestation is treated. Tenants must grant access to their units for inspections and cooperate with treatment recommendations. The bill also creates a reimbursement program administered by the Department of Buildings to provide financial assistance for low-income residents to remediate bedbug infestations, and requires the Department to conduct outreach and education efforts on bedbugs.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Mar 08, 2023 (on 01/10/2023)
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