You must meet the following requirements to claim the DC Rent Tax Credit:
• You were a District of Columbia (DC) resident from Jan 1. through Dec. 31, 2021; • Your residence is not part of a public housing dwelling;
• You rented or owned and lived in your home, apartment, rooming house, or condominium in DC during all of 2021;
• Your 2021 federal adjusted gross income (AGI), was $5,700 or less ($75,900 or less if you are age 70 or older);
• You did not rent from a landlord whose property was either exempt from real property taxes or who paid a percentage of rental income to DC instead of paying a real estate tax;
• You must not be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s federal, state, or DC income tax return unless you reached age 65 on or before December 31, 2021.
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