(a) The Department shall not issue a short-term rental license endorsement to any person or entity other than to a host.
(b) The license endorsement shall be applicable to the property on which the short-term rental is located. The presence of more than one short-term rental at the host's property shall not require separate license endorsements.
(c) The Department shall not issue more than one short-term rental license endorsement to a host.
(d) The Department shall not issue a short-term rental license endorsement to a host if prohibited by Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(e) An inspection of the premises by the Department shall not be a prerequisite for issuance of a short-term rental license endorsement.
(f) A short-term rental license endorsement shall be valid for a period of 2 years from the date of issuance. Renewal license endorsements shall be issued in the same manner as initial license endorsements.
(Apr. 25, 2019, D.C. Law 22-307, § 104, 66 DCR 898.)
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-307: Section 15 of D.C. Law 23-68 repealed § 301 of D.C. Law 22-307. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-307 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-307: Section 6(b) of D.C. Act 23-165 repealed, on an emergency basis, § 301 of D.C. Law 22-307. Therefore the creation of this section by D.C. Law 22-307 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-307: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-307 provided that the creation of this section by § 104 of D.C. Law 22-307 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 30 - Hotels, Lodging Houses, and Short-term Rentals
Chapter 2 - Short-term Rental Regulation
§ 30–201.02. Restrictions on short-term rentals
§ 30–201.03. Short-term rental license application
§ 30–201.04. Short-term rental license endorsement issuance
§ 30–201.05. Suspension or revocation of short-term rental license endorsement
§ 30–201.06. Requirements for short-term rentals
§ 30–201.07. Legal rights of guests