District of Columbia Code
Title 30 - Hotels, Lodging Houses, and Short-term Rentals

Chapter 1 - Rights and Liabilities of Hotels and Lodging Houses

§ 30–101. Liability for loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal property of guests - (a) If a hotel, motel, or similar establishment in the...

§ 30–102. Lien on personal property of guests or patrons for amount due; satisfaction by public sale; application of proceeds - (a) A hotel, motel, or similar establishment in the District...

§ 30–103. Sale of unclaimed personal property; application of proceeds - (a)(1) A hotel, motel, or similar establishment in the District...

§ 30–104. Cleaning and maintenance of hotels and motels and public notice of service disruptions - *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will...

Chapter 2 - Short-term Rental Regulation

Subchapter I - General

§ 30–201.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Booking...

§ 30–201.02. Restrictions on short-term rentals - (a) A short-term rental shall require a valid basic business...

§ 30–201.03. Short-term rental license application - A host applying for a short-term rental license endorsement shall:...

§ 30–201.04. Short-term rental license endorsement issuance - (a) The Department shall not issue a short-term rental license...

§ 30–201.05. Suspension or revocation of short-term rental license endorsement - The Mayor shall establish by rulemaking the procedures for suspension,...

§ 30–201.06. Requirements for short-term rentals - (a) A host of a short-term rental shall, throughout the...

§ 30–201.07. Legal rights of guests - A transient guest of a short-term rental shall not be...

§ 30–201.08. Requirements for booking services - (a)(1) A booking service shall permit a host to provide...

§ 30–201.09. Enforcement - (a) The Department shall: (1) Maintain records on licensed short-term...

§ 30–201.10. Penalties - (a) A host found to have violated § 30-201.02 or...

§ 30–201.11. Rules - Except as provided in §§ 30-201.05 and 30-201.06(f)(5), the Mayor,...

Subchapter II - Short-Term Rental Funding

§ 30–210.01. Short-Term Rental Funding - (a) The fiscal impact of revenue loss attributable to the...

Chapter 3 - COVID-19 Hotel Recovery

§ 30–301. Hotel Recovery Grant Program - *NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will...