Thirty-Day Notice to Cure or Vacate

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE FOR POSSESSION

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — NONPAYMENT OF RENT

Use the current version of D.C. Code § 42-3505.01. A housing provider may not issue this nonpayment eviction notice when unpaid rent is less than $600. Nonpayment of a late fee cannot be the basis for eviction. Attach a ledger and deliver the notice through both statutory delivery channels.

1. HOUSING PROVIDER AND RENTAL UNIT

Date of notice: [DATE]

Housing provider: [LEGAL NAME]

Authorized agent, if any: [NAME / CAPACITY]

Tenant name(s): [TENANT FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]

Rental unit:

[STREET ADDRESS]

[UNIT]

Washington, D.C. [ZIP CODE]

Rental accommodation registration / exemption number: [NUMBER]

Basic Business License number: [NUMBER]

2. UNPAID RENT AND LEDGER

The total unpaid rent is:

$[TOTAL UNPAID RENT]

☐ The unpaid-rent balance is at least $600

☐ The balance excludes late fees as a basis for eviction

☐ A ledger showing every rent charge and payment for the entire delinquency period is attached

Attached ledger summary

Ledger through: [DATE]

Attachment: Exhibit A — Rent Ledger

3. REQUIRED NONPAYMENT NOTICE

The total amount of rent owed is $[SPECIFIC AMOUNT DUE]. A ledger showing the dates of rent charges and payments for the period of delinquency is attached. You have the right to remain in the rental unit if the total balance of unpaid rent is paid in full.

[NAME OF HOUSING PROVIDER] has the right to file a case in court seeking your eviction if the amount of rent you owe is equal to at least $600 and you do not pay the balance of unpaid rent in full within 30 days of this notice. If the amount you owe is lower than $600, [NAME OF HOUSING PROVIDER] can notify you of the amount due but cannot file a case in court seeking your eviction.

You have the right to defend yourself in court. Only a court can order your eviction. For further help or to seek free legal services, contact the Office of the Tenant Advocate at 202-719-6560 or the Landlord Tenant Legal Assistance Network at 202-780-2575.

Payment deadline

Date: [DATE — NOT EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER NOTICE]

Time: [TIME]

Payment instructions

Payee: [NAME]

Address / authorized portal: [DETAILS]

Accepted methods: [METHODS]

Telephone / email: [CONTACT]

Payment of the total unpaid-rent balance in full preserves the tenant's right to remain on the nonpayment ground stated in this notice. Obtain D.C. legal review before accepting a partial payment, entering a payment plan, or representing how either affects later filing.

4. INTENT TO FILE

If the unpaid-rent balance remains at least $600 and is not paid in full within the 30-day period stated above, the housing provider intends to file a claim for possession in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Landlord and Tenant Branch.

Current D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1)(1) separately states that notice of intent to file must be provided at least ten days before filing. The 30-day payment period in the required notice language must still be honored; do not file before that period expires.

Only a court may order an eviction.

5. LANGUAGE-ACCESS REVIEW

☐ English notice provided

☐ Tenant's known primary language is English or Spanish

☐ Housing provider does not know tenant to speak a primary language other than English or Spanish that is covered by D.C. Code § 2-1933

☐ Housing provider knows tenant speaks the following covered primary language other than English or Spanish, and notice in that language is attached: [LANGUAGE]

Translation attachment(s): [DETAILS]

6. HOUSING PROVIDER SIGNATURE

Signature: ____________________________________

Date: [DATE]

Printed name: [NAME]

Capacity: [HOUSING PROVIDER / AUTHORIZED AGENT]

Address: [ADDRESS]

Telephone: [PHONE]

Email: [EMAIL]

7. REQUIRED DUAL DELIVERY

D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1)(3) requires both Channel A and Channel B.

Channel A — tracked delivery

Select one:

☐ Certified mail, return receipt requested

☐ Delivery service providing delivery-tracking confirmation, return receipt requested

• Date sent: [DATE]
• Address: [ADDRESS]
• Carrier: [CARRIER]
• Tracking number: [NUMBER]
• Delivery / return-receipt record: [ATTACHED]

Channel B — rental-unit delivery

Select one:

☐ Hand delivery to the rental unit

☐ Posting on the front door of the rental unit

• Date: [DATE]
• Time: [TIME]
• Person delivering / posting: [NAME]
• Details: [DESCRIPTION]

If posted, retain a photograph with a readable timestamp showing the date and time. The statute requires the photograph to be submitted to the court if a claim is later filed.

Posting photograph: ☐ Attached ☐ Not applicable

I certify that the delivery record above is true and correct.

Signature: ____________________________________

Date: [DATE]

8. PRE-FILING CHECKLIST

☐ Current version of D.C. Code § 42-3505.01 checked, including temporary or emergency changes

☐ Unpaid rent is at least $600

☐ Late fees are not used as the eviction basis

☐ Specific unpaid-rent amount stated

☐ Complete delinquency ledger attached

☐ Statutory or substantively similar tenant-rights language included

☐ Required translation provided if housing provider knows another covered primary language

☐ Both tracked-delivery and rental-unit-delivery channels completed

☐ Timestamped posting photograph retained, if posted

☐ Full 30-day payment period expired before filing

☐ Payment, payment-plan, subsidized-housing, CARES Act, bankruptcy, military-service, fair-housing, retaliation, licensing, registration, and local requirements reviewed

☐ No self-help eviction attempted

OFFICIAL SOURCES

• D.C. Code § 42-3505.01, current version — https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.01
• D.C. Code § 2-1933, covered languages — https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1933
• D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate — https://ota.dc.gov/
• Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Landlord and Tenant Branch — https://www.dccourts.gov/services/civil-matters/landlord-tenant

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