District of Columbia late fee calculator: is your rent late fee legal?
What the law says in District of Columbia: Capped at 5% of the rent due, and only if the written lease states the maximum late fee. It can be charged only after rent is more than 5 days late (or a longer grace period in the lease), only once per late payment, with no interest on it. A landlord may not evict for an unpaid late fee or deduct it from the next rent payment.
Source: D.C. Code § 42-3505.31
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Source: D.C. Code § 42-3505.31 · All District of Columbia renter rules
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