District of Columbia

For District of Columbia, presumption period is 6 months; what the presumption does is the trier of fact shall presume retaliatory action has been taken, and shall enter judgment in the tenant’s favor unless the housing provider comes forward with clear and convincing evidence to rebut this presumption; example of a protected activity is Organized, been a member of, or been involved in any lawful activities pertaining to a tenant organization; statute is D.C. Code § 42-3505.02, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

(b) In determining whether an action taken by a housing provider against a tenant is retaliatory action, the trier of fact shall presume retaliatory action has been taken, and shall enter judgment in the tenant’s favor unless the housing provider comes forward with clear and convincing evidence to rebut this presumption, if within the 6 months preceding the housing provider’s action, the tenant:

— code.dccouncil.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.

— all from code.dccouncil.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• code.dccouncil.govhttps://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.02

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