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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To summarize:

Illegal landlords can try their luck in the short term rental market. They need a license.

Renters renting from illegal landlords should in my opinion take the cue from these law-breakers and push the envelope as far as it would go. If your rental is not licensed, most likely it can’t be and for a good reason.

For the rest of you out there, pay $200 and get yourself a license, you cheapskates.[/quote]

Yes, they need a license - and they can waltz right in there and get one because they’re now far easier to get than a certificate of occupancy for a long term rental.  All the new law is going to do is persuade a lot of landlords on the fence - illegal long term rental, or legal arbnb rental? - to go with arbnb.  And the effect will be to remove many entirely safe and comfortable units from the long term affordable housing market.  [/quote]

I’m perfectly comfortable with that. You, the illegal long term landlord, will now be subject to the fair market forces. The legal landlords will get on, and there will be more units that are not basements because no Airbnb. Done.

But I don’t actually care about that. I care that your renter knows their rights and possibilities if they decide to rent your illegal rental.[/quote]

Right, we know. You care more about strict enforcement of draconian laws that have no relation to health or safety even if they drive up the cost of affordable housing.  We get it.  I suspect the many, many basement apartment renters in this city who would be forced out of where they live for no logical reason other than overly strict laws might disagree with you.  [/quote]

But they do have to do with health and safety. They are very very basic rules. In fact, they are a shockingly low bar. 6’4” to 7’ height. Egress. No unsafe outlets. No mold.

What’s your excuse for not getting a $200 license?[/quote]

A while back a pretty smart and well written post explained how wrong you are.  Yes, they ARE health and safety regulations that are part of the certificate of occupancy process, but there are also many requirements in the process that have nothing to do with health and safety.  Not only that, once you apply for the certificate of occupancy you are at the whims of whichever inspector you happen to get.  Some are nitpickers because they get off on the power - or want a pay off.  We are talking about the DC government, remember?  Once you let them in, you won’t be able to let them out.

You’re also confusing a business license with a certificate of occupancy.  I do have the license, and I do report all the income and pay all the taxes.   I just don’t have the certificate of occupancy.  If DC ever comes after me for that, well, I’ll pay the fine and talk over with my current tenants what they want to do.  I have a very strong hunch that they won’t want to move and see their place turned into an arbnb.  So I’ll take my chances.  [/quote]

I’d love to see you try to bribe a government official. Please do. Let me get my popcorn. Maybe 20 years ago. Liar.[/quote]

You’re either not very smart or your reading skills are lacking.  What I said was that I was told that I could pay a private company $6000 to deal with DCRA for me and have a guaranteed result, but I didn’t want to do that because it sounded like bribery.

Can you relax and breathe a little before angrily sending off hasty responses?  It would help the dialogue considerably.  [/quote]

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