Rent an apartment inbounds for J-R or MacArthur

[Anonymous]

Can I rent an apartment inbounds for J-R or MacArthur for one year in order secure DC a spot for high school? If DC is inbounds for first year, can they stay for remaining years? How common is this practice?

[Anonymous]

You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

[Anonymous]

Students can move OOB (elsewhere in DC) after enrolling but remain at their current school through the terminal grade.

[Anonymous]

Here we go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

Isn’t it the principal’s discretion to stay? If you attend because you live in boundary (and aren’t admitted via lottery), then you need to affirm residency every year. No!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

Isn’t it the principal’s discretion to stay? If you attend because you live in boundary (and aren’t admitted via lottery), then you need to affirm residency every year. No!

They don't check to see if you got in via lottery or you were in-bounds when you are submitting for residency verification after the first year. They should, but they don't. So OP will be fine if they rents for a year and then uses an out of bounds DC address after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

PP stating that you get to stay through school's terminal grade is correct - see the handbook at p. 11.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY23-24%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook%20FINAL.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

It's the terminal grade at the school. For high school that's graduation, but someone who moves oob for elementary school only has the right to stay through 5th, not the right to continue to the destination middle and high school.

I don't like this rule and hope it changes, but I doubt it will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

Isn’t it the principal’s discretion to stay? If you attend because you live in boundary (and aren’t admitted via lottery), then you need to affirm residency every year. No!

No, the rules are pretty clear that you have a right to stay thru the terminal grade. You should just fill out the form with your actual address after moving.

[Anonymous]

You do actually have to live in the apartment you rent though. if you own a place elsewhere, you should stop the homestead exemption on it. and you should change your voter registration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to re establish residency every year. So not a one time thing.
I think theoretically you could rent for only one month, get the require bills and documentation to submit for residency verification. Then, never get asked again until the following year.
You could be audited though, no idea how common that is.

No, this is incorrect. If you live in the school zone on day 1 of school you get the right to stay at the school through graduation, even if you move elsewhere in DC. You do actually have to live there at some point.

PP stating that you get to stay through school's terminal grade is correct - see the handbook at p. 11.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY23-24%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook%20FINAL.pdf

Yes, this is correct. And so stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do actually have to live in the apartment you rent though. if you own a place elsewhere, you should stop the homestead exemption on it. and you should change your voter registration.

You do, but only for that point in time. So you could get a short term sublet and establish IB status, then move back home (within DC). No need to change voter registration or homestead deduction if you're only moving for a few months since that's not how the rules for either of those work.

And as a PP linked, it's not principal discretion or something they "should but don't" do. It's the DCPS policy and as long as you timely notify them when you move OOB, it's completely by the book under the current policy.

[Anonymous]

You are likely to have to pay for a full lease/year although only 1 month is actually all you need.

[Anonymous]

It’s so crazy but I might actually do this: rent an apartment for 3 months then just move back home. Cheaper than moving…