D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-9311
For existing units, DCHA will enter into an Agreement to Enter into a Housing Assistance Payment (AHAP) Contract for a term of not more than six (6) months.
For new construction and substantial rehabilitation, DCHA will enter into an AHAP Contract for a term of not more than three (3) years.
If the units have not been occupied by the end of the AHAP Contract term, the allocation will be rescinded. If, after rescission, the Owner is still interested in the Partnership Program and additional allocations are available, the Owner will be required to submit a revised application under a new announcement.
Once the Partnership Program units are occupied, DCHA will enter into a HAP Contract with the Owner based on the FMRs in place at the time the HAP Contract is executed. Upon commencement of the contract term, DCHA will make monthly Housing Assistance Payments in accordance with the HAP Contract for each unit occupied by an eligible family. The initial term of the HAP Contract is up to ten (10) years, subject to future availability of appropriations, and the HAP Contract may be extended for an indefinite period thereafter. To obtain the current FMRs, see Section 9303.5 of this Title.
Owners agree to accept eligible tenants from DCHA's waiting list in accordance with their own rental screening criteria and to maintain the units at acceptable Housing Quality Standards for the term of the HAP Contract.
As long as the vacancy is not the fault of the Owner and the Owner is taking every reasonable action to minimize likelihood and extent of any vacancy, DCHA will make vacancy payments for up to sixty (60) days for vacant units designated for Partnership Program subsidy.
If a unit remains vacant for one hundred and twenty (120) days from the first day of the month in which the unit became vacant, DCHA may reduce the HAP Contract with the Owner in an amount equivalent to the remaining months of subsidy attributable to the vacant unit.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-9311