District of Columbia Eviction notices for other grounds (lease violation, no-fault)

Eviction notices for other grounds (lease violation, no-fault) in District of Columbia

For a lease violation, the landlord must serve a notice to correct the violation or vacate, and can recover the unit only if the tenant does not fix it within 30 days. Notices for reasons other than nonpayment must also be served on the Rent Administrator. Code text: "A housing provider may recover possession of a rental unit where the tenant is violating an obligation of tenancy and fails to correct the violation within 30 days after receiving from the housing provider a notice to correct the violation or vacate."

Verified Source: D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a)-(b) · last checked 2026-10-16