District of Columbia · operator pain
You treated a DC rowhouse like a Maryland duplex and missed the RHCA clock
Belt investors stack DC, MD, and VA units but run one spreadsheet column for all three. RHCA-covered housing uses its own return window and documentation habits.
- Wizard default
- 45 days from surrender (Deposit Desk)
What goes wrong
- Lease ended on paper while keys or access lagged.
- Withhold lines copied from a Maryland template without DC packet dates.
- No mailed itemization proof in the operator log.
Fix: Run a DC packet in Deposit Desk with surrender dated the day the unit was vacant and keys returned. Export before the 45-day line on screen.
Not legal advice. Confirm facts and deadlines with qualified counsel.
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