<div dir="auto">I had gotten this note from Sojourn, the company that sometimes finds, vets, and manages renters for me. Here is the note in full. It was helpful. In the end, I think this is a lot of bureaucratic busy work but I already have the DC "Clean Hands" certificate. <a href="https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/page/certificate-clean-hands">https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/page/certificate-clean-hands</a><div dir="auto">"<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Dear Mark,</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></font><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">I hope this email finds you well. Over the last several months, you should have received communication from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announcing the release of their Public Accessible Rent Control Housing Database (also known as RentRegistry). This pertains to the legal mandate for you to register your rental unit with DHCD\u2019s Rental Accommodations Division (RAD), and relates to RAD's administration of the City's rent control laws.</font></div></div></blockquote><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">As background, RentRegistry is aimed at providing a modern, Internet-based system, as mandated by the Council of the District of Columbia, for RAD, with the objective of making rental data publicly available and streamlining DHCD\u2019s current paper-based filings system. The new database will be released on <b>June 2nd. </b><b><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><u>All </u><u>owners </u>of rental housing acccomodations are required to re-register their properties within 90 days of the June 2nd release date or risk being fined.</i></b></font></div></div></blockquote><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">PLEASE NOTE- Every owner of a rental unit has to go through this process, <u>even if you are exempt from Rent Control</u>. You will then receive either </span><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:bold">a new registration # or</i><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"> a new</span><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:bold"> exemption # as a result of the new registration. </i><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-weight:bold"> </i>With that said, if you only have a transient/short term rental license, you may not need to register.</font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><p><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">We\u2019ve been informed by DHCD that the Rent Registry system is designed so that only the property owner should officially register a rental unit in the system. Therefore, you, the housing provider, will need to set up an account directly with DHCD and re-register, or register, your property. Assuming you have already registered, this registration will be similar to when you originally registered your property with the attached document. It is the same information, but you have to input it online. <b><i><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">You will also be required to upload a copy of the deed during the online registration process</span>.</i> </b>Once you register your property, you will be able to "invite" us to join your account so that we can assist with rent related disclosures and filings, if applicable. </font></p><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><p><br></p><p>Access to the portal for re-registration/registration will not be available until June 2nd; however, you can prepare now by gathering the following information:</p><p></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">The information outlined in the sections on the attached paper registration form</li><li style="margin-left:15px">BBL#</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Certificate of Occupancy #</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Copy of your deed</li></ul><div>We will continue to update you and provide more information in the coming weeks as we transition to DHCD's new digitized system, RentRegistry.</div></font></div></div></blockquote><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b><u>Please let us know if you plan to register yourself or if you would like assistance so that we can plan accordingly.</u></b></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Sincerely,</font></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="all"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,254);direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;width:297px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border:none;vertical-align:middle"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="padding-bottom:4px"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:'verdana',sans-serif;font-weight:700;line-height:21px">Megan Howard</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 2, 2025, 6:05\u202fPM Beth Peacock <<a href="mailto:bethpeacock2@gmail.com">bethpeacock2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Mark,<br>
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