DC PROPERTY MANAGERS STUDY
GUIDE (DC ONLY TEST)
A landlord may evict a tenant for only one of ten statutory reasons some of those reasons include
- CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Nonpayment of rent, Violation of an obligation of tenancy, of
which the tenant failed to correct after notice; Tenant performed as illegal act within the rental
unit.
.A property's foreclosure in not - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A legal basis to evict tenant. Should
an eviction occur, there is no change in tenant's rights.
.A request from an owner or tenant must be made in 15 days of the 30 day expiration period
allowed - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - for the tenant organization to set a date for an election after
coordinating the date with the Conversion & Sales Regulatory Office.
.A tenant organization must set a date of election and notify the owner within - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - 30-days
.Actions that could put management company and owner at risk include: - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - Improper handling of evictions, unlawful rent collections, failure to return
security deposit, not maintaining proper compliance with Rental Accommodations Division
(RAD).
.All evictions except non-payment of rent must be filed with - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Rental
Accommodations Division (RAD)
.Alternatives to consider when making different improvements or when redeveloping a property
- CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Rehabilitation without altering existing use, Modernize the
property by updating finishes, Change the use of building, including converting to another
property type, or demolishing for new development, or Conversion to a condo ownership
structure.
.An owner asks the property manager to submit an Offer of Sale under DOPA. The property
manager should submit the offer to: - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - The District of Columbia
Department of Housing and Community & Development (DHCD).
.An owner can be directly affected by manager's..... - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Improper
handling of evictions, unlawful rent collections, failure to return security deposits, not
maintaining proper compliance with the Rental Accommodations Division (RAD)
, .An owner of a housing accommodation who wishes to convert shall each tenant and to the
Conversion & Sale Regulatory Office - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A request for election.
.Before marketing an available space or unit, - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Be sure that it is clean
and presentable and that the owner has approved all marketing plans.
.Changes in ownership or management and all housing accommodations or rental unit must be
filed to include: rental units built after 1975, federally or District subsidized, rental units that
were vacant when the act took effect, a person who owns no more than 4 rental units. -
CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - with RAD, Rental Accommodations Division within 30-days.
.DOPA - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - promotes affordable rental housing by maintaining the
affordable status of existing affordable rental units. Consist of 5 or more rental units, provided
that 25% or more of the rental units are"Affordable Units"
.Each owner should install smoke detectors an comply with the requirements of - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - The Smoke Detector Act of 1978.
.Employee must receive compensation at a rate of - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - 1 1/2 times the
regular rate at which the employee is employed.
.Every employer shall pay all wages earned to his employees - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - at
lease twice during each calendar month
.In accordance with the D.C. Human Right Act of 1977 - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - DC does
not discriminate on the basis factual or perceived.
.In order to generate a list of what to be inspected on a property - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A
walk-through of the property and all of the areas related to its mechanical, electrical, telephone,
and life safety equipment needs to be conducted. Frequency of inspections are determined
annually, semi-annually, quarterly, and monthly.wv
.Investment Value Equation - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Net Operating Income divided by Cap
Rate
.No owner shall place in the lease or rental agreement a provision - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ -
Waiving the right of a tenant to a jury trail or that the tenant pay the owner's court cost or legal
fees
.Organizational and educational programs available to assist in enhancing the property manager's
knowledge, identifying resources to resolve issues, and expanding their business network. -
CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), National Association
of Realtors (NAR), Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCARR), building Owners &
Managers Association (BOMA), National Association of Real Estate Brokers, International
Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and National Property Management Association.
GUIDE (DC ONLY TEST)
A landlord may evict a tenant for only one of ten statutory reasons some of those reasons include
- CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Nonpayment of rent, Violation of an obligation of tenancy, of
which the tenant failed to correct after notice; Tenant performed as illegal act within the rental
unit.
.A property's foreclosure in not - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A legal basis to evict tenant. Should
an eviction occur, there is no change in tenant's rights.
.A request from an owner or tenant must be made in 15 days of the 30 day expiration period
allowed - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - for the tenant organization to set a date for an election after
coordinating the date with the Conversion & Sales Regulatory Office.
.A tenant organization must set a date of election and notify the owner within - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - 30-days
.Actions that could put management company and owner at risk include: - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - Improper handling of evictions, unlawful rent collections, failure to return
security deposit, not maintaining proper compliance with Rental Accommodations Division
(RAD).
.All evictions except non-payment of rent must be filed with - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Rental
Accommodations Division (RAD)
.Alternatives to consider when making different improvements or when redeveloping a property
- CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Rehabilitation without altering existing use, Modernize the
property by updating finishes, Change the use of building, including converting to another
property type, or demolishing for new development, or Conversion to a condo ownership
structure.
.An owner asks the property manager to submit an Offer of Sale under DOPA. The property
manager should submit the offer to: - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - The District of Columbia
Department of Housing and Community & Development (DHCD).
.An owner can be directly affected by manager's..... - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Improper
handling of evictions, unlawful rent collections, failure to return security deposits, not
maintaining proper compliance with the Rental Accommodations Division (RAD)
, .An owner of a housing accommodation who wishes to convert shall each tenant and to the
Conversion & Sale Regulatory Office - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A request for election.
.Before marketing an available space or unit, - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Be sure that it is clean
and presentable and that the owner has approved all marketing plans.
.Changes in ownership or management and all housing accommodations or rental unit must be
filed to include: rental units built after 1975, federally or District subsidized, rental units that
were vacant when the act took effect, a person who owns no more than 4 rental units. -
CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - with RAD, Rental Accommodations Division within 30-days.
.DOPA - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - promotes affordable rental housing by maintaining the
affordable status of existing affordable rental units. Consist of 5 or more rental units, provided
that 25% or more of the rental units are"Affordable Units"
.Each owner should install smoke detectors an comply with the requirements of - CORRECT
ANSWE✅✅ - The Smoke Detector Act of 1978.
.Employee must receive compensation at a rate of - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - 1 1/2 times the
regular rate at which the employee is employed.
.Every employer shall pay all wages earned to his employees - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - at
lease twice during each calendar month
.In accordance with the D.C. Human Right Act of 1977 - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - DC does
not discriminate on the basis factual or perceived.
.In order to generate a list of what to be inspected on a property - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - A
walk-through of the property and all of the areas related to its mechanical, electrical, telephone,
and life safety equipment needs to be conducted. Frequency of inspections are determined
annually, semi-annually, quarterly, and monthly.wv
.Investment Value Equation - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Net Operating Income divided by Cap
Rate
.No owner shall place in the lease or rental agreement a provision - CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ -
Waiving the right of a tenant to a jury trail or that the tenant pay the owner's court cost or legal
fees
.Organizational and educational programs available to assist in enhancing the property manager's
knowledge, identifying resources to resolve issues, and expanding their business network. -
CORRECT ANSWE✅✅ - Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), National Association
of Realtors (NAR), Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCARR), building Owners &
Managers Association (BOMA), National Association of Real Estate Brokers, International
Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and National Property Management Association.
