DC PROPERTY MANAGER EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Under DC tenant law, what is the maximum allowable security deposit a landlord can
charge?
A. Equal to two months’ rent
B. Equal to one month’s rent
C. Equal to one and a half month’s rent
D. No limit
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: In Washington, DC, a landlord may not charge a security deposit
that exceeds one month’s rent.
2. Within how many days must a DC landlord return a tenant’s security deposit after the
tenancy is terminated?
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
,Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: DC law requires the landlord to return the security deposit, with
interest, within 45 days after the tenancy is terminated.
3. What is the name of the law in DC that provides broad protections to tenants, including the
right to renew leases?
A. DC Human Rights Act
B. Tenant Protection Act
C. Rental Housing Act
D. Fair Housing Amendments
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Rental Housing Act of 1985 is the primary legislation
governing rent control and tenant rights in the District of Columbia.
4. What multi-family housing units are generally exempt from rent control in the District of
Columbia?
A. Buildings constructed after 1975
B. Buildings constructed before 1975
C. Buildings owned by corporations
D. Buildings with more than 10 units
Answer: A
, Conceptual Explanation: Generally, rental units in buildings constructed after December
31, 1975, are exempt from the rent stabilization (rent control) program.
5. What is TOPA in the context of DC property management?
A. Tenant Overpayment Prevention Act
B. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
C. Total Occupancy Property Agreement
D. Transfer of Property Authority
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: TOPA stands for the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which
gives tenants the right to purchase their building when the owner decides to sell.
6. Under TOPA, how much time do tenants generally have to form a tenant organization after
receiving an offer of sale?
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Tenants generally have 45 days from the date of receiving the
offer of sale to form a tenant organization and register it with the District.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Under DC tenant law, what is the maximum allowable security deposit a landlord can
charge?
A. Equal to two months’ rent
B. Equal to one month’s rent
C. Equal to one and a half month’s rent
D. No limit
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: In Washington, DC, a landlord may not charge a security deposit
that exceeds one month’s rent.
2. Within how many days must a DC landlord return a tenant’s security deposit after the
tenancy is terminated?
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
,Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: DC law requires the landlord to return the security deposit, with
interest, within 45 days after the tenancy is terminated.
3. What is the name of the law in DC that provides broad protections to tenants, including the
right to renew leases?
A. DC Human Rights Act
B. Tenant Protection Act
C. Rental Housing Act
D. Fair Housing Amendments
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Rental Housing Act of 1985 is the primary legislation
governing rent control and tenant rights in the District of Columbia.
4. What multi-family housing units are generally exempt from rent control in the District of
Columbia?
A. Buildings constructed after 1975
B. Buildings constructed before 1975
C. Buildings owned by corporations
D. Buildings with more than 10 units
Answer: A
, Conceptual Explanation: Generally, rental units in buildings constructed after December
31, 1975, are exempt from the rent stabilization (rent control) program.
5. What is TOPA in the context of DC property management?
A. Tenant Overpayment Prevention Act
B. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act
C. Total Occupancy Property Agreement
D. Transfer of Property Authority
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: TOPA stands for the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which
gives tenants the right to purchase their building when the owner decides to sell.
6. Under TOPA, how much time do tenants generally have to form a tenant organization after
receiving an offer of sale?
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Tenants generally have 45 days from the date of receiving the
offer of sale to form a tenant organization and register it with the District.
