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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay I know there are some eagle eyed, Maryland license plate following parents out there so I'm sure you are very well-versed on all of the laws regarding this. We currently live in DC and our daughter is in a DC Charter School but we really want to move to Maryland. If you move once the school year starts then how does that work? Or another possibility is moving now but renting out the house. In other words isn't it really about paying taxes in DC? As long as we don't sell the house it doesn't really matter where we live, correct?[/quote]

Not correct.  If you are not a DC resident then you need to withdraw from the school funded in part by the income tax that should have been paid to DC and enroll your daughter in a Maryland school funded in part by the income taxes paid to the state and county.  Alternatively, you can pay for the privilege of continuing to send your daughter to a DC school even if you don't sell your property in DC.  Otherwise you could rent said property to a family which could claim it as their residence at the same time you are doing so.  In short, unless you can make a reasonable showing that you physically reside at both properties (e.g., the Maryland home is used in weekends), you are in violation of DC law.  Should there be an investigation by OSSE, although I doubt there would be, they would look to whether you are claiming a homestead exemption on your DC property, where your vehicles are registered, where you are registered to vote, where your driver's licences are issued, where your tax bills are sent, your income tax returns and other indicia of residency.  [/quote]

Does DCPS cross-check addresses to see if different families are listed at same address (eg the owner & family they are Renton to?)[/quote]

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