§ 30.104

Cleaning and maintenance of hotels and motels and public notice of service disruptions. *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation that will expire on January 22, 2025.* (a)(1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may issue rules to establish requirements for the cleaning and maintenance of hotels, motels, and other lodging establishments (collectively 'lodging establishments') and to establish standards for public notice of actual or potential disruptions to service at, or use or enjoyment of, lodging establishments. (2) A lodging establishment providing guest rooms that contain a kitchen, defined as a cooking facility that includes a permanently affixed cooktop appliance consisting of two or more burners, with or without an oven, with a power supply served by either an electrical connection or a natural gas line, shall not be required to clean those guest rooms on a daily basis, unless specifically requested by a guest. (b) Civil fines and penalties may be imposed by the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 ('Civil Infractions Act'), for infraction of the rules.

ly basis, unless specifically requested by a guest. (b) Civil fines and penalties may be imposed by the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 ('Civil Infractions Act'), for infraction of the rules. The adjudication of any such infraction, fine, or penalty shall be pursuant to the Civil Infractions Act. (Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1395, Pub. L. 91-537, § 3a; as added Oct. 24, 2024, D.C. Act 25-605, § 2, 71 DCR 13015.) Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-605, Oct. 24, 2024, 71 DCR 13015). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-340, Dec. 21, 2023, 70 DCR 16602). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-29, Feb. 24, 2023, 70 DCR 2963). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Congressional Review

nt Act of 2023 (D.C. Act 25-29, Feb. 24, 2023, 70 DCR 2963). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-509, July 25, 2022, 69 DCR 009373). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-369, Apr. 7, 2022, 69 DCR 3368). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-129, Mar. 1, 2024, 71 DCR 857). For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2023 (D.C. Law 25-4, May 25, 2023, 70 DCR 3785). For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Hotel Enhanced Cleaning and Notice of Service Disruption Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-143, June 30, 2022, 69 DCR 005069).