D.C. Code § 6-341.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-341.01
§ 6-341.01. Transfer to Agency authorized.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, consistent with the Council of the District of Columbia’s approval of the urban renewal plan requiring such action, is authorized and directed on behalf of the United States of America to transfer to the Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following real properties in the District of Columbia:
(1) Part of Maryland Avenue Southwest, of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest, and of 13th Street Southwest, described as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the northerly line of Maryland Avenue Southwest, with the east line of Fourteenth Street Southwest, and running thence along the said northerly line of Maryland Avenue in a northeasterly direction 256.25 feet to the west line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest; thence along the said line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street due north 251.67 feet to the south line of D Street Southwest; thence due east 70.0 feet to the east line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street; thence along the said east line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street due south 226.50 feet to the northerly line of Maryland Avenue; thence along the said line of Maryland Avenue in a northeasterly direction 256.50 feet to the west line of Thirteenth Street Southwest; thence along the said west line of Thirteenth Street due north 140.92 feet to the south line of D Street; thence due east 110.0 feet to the east line of Thirteenth Street Southwest; thence along the said line of Thirteenth Street due south 101.67 feet to the northerly line of Maryland Avenue; thence along the northerly line of Maryland Avenue in a northeasterly direction 255.85 feet; thence leaving the said line of Maryland Avenue and running along the arc of a circle, the radius of which is 811.27 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 40 minutes 55 seconds, deflecting to the left an arc distance of 23.82 feet; thence south 70 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 592.28 feet; thence south 64 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds west 146.81 feet; thence along the arc of a circle, the radius of which is 60.0 feet, a central angle of 60 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds, deflecting to the right an arc distance of 63.47 feet to a point of tangent; thence south 60 degrees 36 minutes 40 seconds west 184.47 feet; thence north 51 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds west 38.0 feet to a point of curve; thence along the arc of a circle, the radius of which is 47.0 feet, a central angle of 51 degrees 37 minutes, deflecting to the right an arc distance of 42.34 feet to a point of tangent; thence due north 30.06 feet to the point of beginning, containing 61,786.20 square feet; all as shown on plat of survey recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 173, page 458.
(2) Part of 13th Street Southwest, closed, part of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest, closed, and part of E Street Southwest, closed, as per plat recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Book 140, page 73, described in 1 piece, as follows: beginning for the same at a point in the southerly line of Maryland Avenue Southwest, said point being south 70 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds west 361.01 feet from the intersection of the west line of Twelfth Street Southwest, with the said southerly line of Maryland Avenue, said point being also the northwesterly corner of original square 299; and running thence along the east line of Thirteenth Street Southwest, closed, due south 409.71 feet; thence due west 95.59 feet; thence north 71 degrees 17 minutes 15 seconds west 15.21 feet to the west line of said Thirteenth Street closed; thence along said line due north 79.47 feet to the south line of E Street Southwest, closed, said point being also the northeast corner of original square 270; thence along the south line of said E Street closed due west 234.62 feet; thence north 71 degrees 17 minutes 15 seconds west 106.13 feet; thence north 51 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds west 90.15 feet to the north line of said E Street closed; thence along said line due east 94.12 feet to the west line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest, closed, said point being also the southeast corner of original square east-of-267; thence along the west line of said Thirteen-and-a-Half Street closed due north 85.83 feet to the said southerly line of Maryland Avenue; thence along said line north 70 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds east 74.27 feet to the east line of said Thirteen-and-a-Half Street closed, said point being also the northwesterly corner of original square 269; thence along the east line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street closed due south 110.65 feet to the north line of said E Street closed; thence along said line due east 241.66 feet to the west line of Thirteenth Street closed; thence along said line due north 196.33 feet to the southerly line of said Maryland Avenue; thence along said line north 70 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds east 116.71 feet to the point of beginning, containing 80,206.53 square feet; all as shown on plat of computation recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 183, page 81.
(3) Part of Maryland Avenue Southwest, described as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the west line of Twelfth Street Southwest, with the southerly line of Maryland Avenue Southwest, said point being also the northeasterly corner of original square 299; and running thence along the said southerly line of Maryland Avenue south 70 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds west 889.79 feet; thence north 53 degrees 21 minutes 10 seconds east 104.83 feet; thence north 72 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds east 790.21 feet to the point of beginning, containing 13,733.95 square feet; all as shown on plat of computation recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 183, page 81.
(4) Parts of 3rd Street Southwest, 4th Street Southwest, and Virginia Avenue Southwest, abutting square 537, described in 1 piece as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the north line of E Street Southwest, with the west line of Third Street Southwest, said point also being the southeast corner of said square 537, and running thence along the said line of Third Street, due north 122.08 feet to the southerly line of Virginia Avenue Southwest; thence along said line of Virginia Avenue in a northwesterly direction 598.0 feet to the east line of Fourth Street Southwest; thence along said line of Fourth Street due south 323.33 feet to the southwest corner of said square 537; thence due west 13.0 feet; thence due north 373.68 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction, parallel with and 16.0 feet southwestwardly at right angles from the centerline of track numbered 1 of railroad of the Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington Railroad Company, 633.12 feet; thence due south 160.60 feet; thence due west 19.36 feet to the point of beginning, containing 33,698.44 square feet; all as shown on plat of survey recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 174, page 413.
(5) Parts of 3rd Street Southwest, Virginia Avenue Southwest, and public space abutting square N-583, described in 1 piece, as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the north line of E Street Southwest, with the east line of Third Street Southwest, said point also being the southwest corner of square N-583, and running thence due west 20.42 feet; thence due north 135.50 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction, parallel with and 16.0 feet southwestwardly at right angles from the centerline of track numbered 1 of railroad of the Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington Railroad Company, 390.04 feet; thence due south 4.23 feet; thence due west 225.71 feet to the southeast corner of said square N-583; thence along said square due north 40.0 feet to the southwesterly line of Virginia Avenue Southwest; thence along said line in a northwesterly direction 128.33 feet to the said east line of Third Street; thence along said line due south 82.67 feet to the point of beginning, containing 18,229.36 square feet; all as shown on plat of survey recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 174, page 413.
(6) Part of Virginia Avenue, 6th Street, and public space abutting square S-463, described as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the west line of Sixth Street, southwest, with the northerly line of Virginia Avenue, said point of beginning being also the most southerly corner of square S-463; and running thence along the said west line of Sixth Street due north 75.33 feet; thence due east 9.25 feet; thence due south 106.15 feet; thence in a northwesterly direction along the line 25.90 feet from and parallel to the said northerly line of Virginia Avenue north 70 degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds west 522.42 feet; thence due north 20.0 feet; thence due east 134.24 feet to the northwest corner of said square S-463; thence along the west line of said square due south 40.58 feet to the said northerly line of Virginia Avenue; thence in a southeasterly direction along the said northerly line of Virginia Avenue south 70 degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds east 370.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 16,461.50 square feet; all as shown on plat of survey recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 176, page 372.
(7) Part of D Street and Maryland Avenue, Southwest, described as follows: beginning for the same at the southeast corner of square 386, and running thence due south 14.26 feet; thence due west 605.71 feet to a point of curve; thence along the arc of a circle, the radius of which is 600.0 feet, deflecting to the left an arc distance of 125.58 feet; thence north 70 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds east 774.97 feet; thence due south 47.51 feet to the northeast corner of said square 386; thence along the northwesterly boundary of said square in a southwesterly direction 432.25 feet to the northwest corner of said square; thence due south 40.0 feet to the southwest corner of said square; thence along the southerly boundary of said square due east 407.42 feet to the point of beginning, containing 39,922.0 square feet; all as shown on plat of survey recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 173, page 396.
D.C. Code § 6-1109.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1109.03
§ 6-1109.03. Prevention of demolition by neglect.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Mayor determines that an historic landmark or a contributing building or structure within a historic district is threatened by demolition by neglect, upon obtaining an order from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the Mayor may:
  (1) Require the owner to repair all conditions contributing to demolition by neglect; or
  (2) If the owner does not make the required repairs within a reasonable period of time, enter the property and make the repairs necessary to prevent demolition by neglect.
(b) The cost of any work undertaken pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be charged to the owner and may be levied by the District of Columbia as a special assessment against the real property. The special assessment shall be a lien against the real property.
D.C. Code § 6-1307 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1307
§ 6-1307. Preemption.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, no act of any federal agency shall be effective to confer or deny any benefit with respect to any foreign mission contrary to this chapter. Nothing in § 6-1302 , § 6-1303 , § 6-1304 , or § 6-1305 may be construed to preempt any state or municipal law or governmental authority regarding zoning, land use, health, safety, or welfare, except that a denial by the Secretary involving a benefit for a foreign mission within the jurisdiction of a particular state or local government shall be controlling.
D.C. Code § 6-301.12 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.12
§ 6-301.12. Tax exemption.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-101.06 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / § 6-101.06
§ 6-101.06. Publication of notice to owners of alley dwellings.
Status: in_force

There shall be published 3 times each year during the month of January in a newspaper of general circulation published in the District of Columbia a notice to owners and tenants of alley dwellings and of other property in squares containing inhabited alleys that alley dwellings in such squares may be demolished, removed, or vacated, and that the squares may be replatted on or before July 1, 1955.
D.C. Code § 6-102.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / § 6-102.02
§ 6-102.02. Housing projects; powers of Authority.
Status: in_force

In addition to its other powers, the Authority shall have the power to acquire sites for and to prepare, carry out, acquire, lease, and operate housing projects, as defined in § 6-102.01 , and to construct or provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of any such housing project, or any part thereof, in the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 6-919 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / § 6-919
§ 6-919. Suits and proceedings under prior law; time limits.
Status: in_force

(a) All suits and proceedings instituted by or against the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings in the District of Columbia created by former § 6-801 , or the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings established by the Commissioners under the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952, prior to September 27, 1954, shall be deemed to have been taken by, or instituted by or against, the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(b) With respect to any building or part of building condemned by either of the Boards aforesaid prior to September 27, 1954, and which building or part of building stands condemned as of September 27, 1954, the 6-month period provided by § 6-903 shall commence running from September 27, 1954.
(c) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1305 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1305
§ 6-1305. Property.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Secretary shall require any foreign mission, including any mission to an international organization (as defined in § 6-1309(b)(2) ), to notify the Director prior to any proposed acquisition, or any proposed sale or other disposition, of any real property by or on behalf of such mission. The foreign mission (or other party acting on behalf of the foreign mission) may initiate or execute any contract, proceeding, application, or other action required for the proposed action:
    (A) Only after the expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the date of such notification (or after the expiration of such shorter period as the Secretary may specify in a given case); and
    (B) Only if the mission is not notified by the Secretary within that period that the proposal has been disapproved; however, the Secretary may include in such a notification such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine appropriate in order to remove the disapproval.
  (2) For purposes of this section, “acquisition” includes any acquisition or alteration of, or addition to, any real property or any change in the purpose for which real property is used by a foreign mission.
(b) The Secretary may require any foreign mission to divest itself of, or forego the use of, any real property determined by the Secretary:
  (1) Not to have been acquired in accordance with this section;
  (2) To exceed limitations placed on real property available to a United States mission in the sending state; or
  (3) Where otherwise necessary to protect the interests of the United States.
(c) If a foreign mission has ceased conducting diplomatic, consular, and other governmental activities in the United States and has not designated a protecting power or other agent approved by the Secretary to be responsible for the property of that foreign mission, the Secretary:
  (1) Until the designation of a protecting power or other agent approved by the Secretary, may protect and preserve any property of that foreign mission; and
  (2) May authorize the Director to dispose of such property at such time as the Secretary may determine after the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date that the foreign mission ceased those activities, and may remit to the sending state the net proceeds from such disposition.
D.C. Code § 6-751.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-751.01
§ 6-751.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
(1) "Construction Codes" means the most recent edition of the codes published by the International Code Council, or by a comparable nationally recognized and accepted code development organization, as adopted and amended by the Construction Codes Supplement by the District of Columbia pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 6-1409 , and in Title 12 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, or any successor regulations.
(2) "Construction Codes Supplement" means the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes to the Model Codes adopted by the District pursuant to § 6-1409 .
(3) "Dwelling unit" means a structure, building, area, room, or combination of rooms occupied by a person for sleeping or living.
(4) (A) "Owner" means any person, who alone or jointly or severally with other persons, has legal title to a premises, including:
    (i) An agent, officer, fiduciary, or employee of the owner;
    (ii) The committee, conservator, or legal guardian of an owner who is non compos mentis or otherwise under a disability or who is a minor;
    (iii) A trustee, elected or appointed, or a person required by law to execute a trust, other than a trustee under a deed of trust, to secure the payment of money; or
    (iv) An executor, administrator, receiver, fiduciary, or an officer appointed by a court, or other similar representative of the owner or the owner’s estate.
  (B) The term "owner" does not include a lessee, sublessee, or other person who merely has the right to occupy or possess a premises.
D.C. Code § 6-258 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-258
§ 6-258. Transfer of DPAH’s Employees to the Authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-601.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-601.02
§ 6-601.02. Nonfireproof business buildings.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1061.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1061.02
§ 6-1061.02. Establishment of land trust and pilot program.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit community land trust shall be formed pursuant to the Plan recommendation.
(b) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall issue a request for proposal inviting organizations which are tax-exempt pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved August 6, 1954 (68A Stat. 163; 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)), to submit proposals for development and administration of the nonprofit community land trust consistent with this part and rules promulgated pursuant to this part.
(c) The land trust shall develop a pilot program to develop 1,000 units of workforce housing within 3 years of March 14, 2007.
(d) (1) The land trust shall develop units affordable to households not to exceed 120% of AMI.
  (2) The land trust’s portfolio shall have an average not to exceed 80% of AMI.
  (3) The 80% portfolio average requirement shall be evaluated for compliance on an annual basis, beginning 12 months after March 14, 2007.
(e) The land trust shall offer the qualified housing units for sale to prospective buyers pursuant to procedures developed by the land trust and based upon the following priority list in the following order:
  (1) Employees of the District of Columbia and its instrumentalities;
  (2) District residents who are first-time homebuyers;
  (3) Other District residents; and
  (4) The general public.
(f) (1) The Mayor may take any action reasonably necessary or appropriate in accordance with this part in connection with the preparation, execution, and issuance of a trust instrument to be entered into by the District and a trustee to be selected by the Mayor pursuant to the process as established in subsection (a) of this section.
  (2) The trust instrument shall govern the expenditure of funds authorized under this part and shall set forth the terms and conditions precedent to such expenditure, including evidence of firm funding commitments of private equity and debt.
(g) (1) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall aggressively market the pilot program to employees of the District government and shall be responsible for:
    (A) Maintaining a wait list of prospective District employee and District instrumentality employee buyers of workforce housing units being developed with District government funds, or on District government land;
    (B) Providing the Council with quarterly reports that detail:
      (i) The number of people on the wait list by household income and whether a person is employed at a district government department, independent agency, or instrumentality; and
      (ii) The location, price, and expected delivery date of workforce housing units currently being developed with District government funds or on District land; and
    (C) Notifying persons on the wait list of when units are available for purchase or rent.
  (2) The wait list may include non-District government employees; and
  (3) The Mayor may utilize his discretion in the prioritization of persons on the wait list.
(g-1) The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall conduct a survey of employees of the District government and its instrumentalities to assess the demand for workforce housing, rental and ownership, in the District of Columbia among these employees. The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development shall submit the results of the survey to the Council no later than December 31, 2007.
(h) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules to implement the provisions of this part.
(i) Within 60 days after the close of each fiscal year, as established by the land trust, the land trust shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council on the status of the workforce housing pilot program and the Housing Production Trust Fund, established pursuant to § 42-2802 . At the conclusion of the pilot program, or within 3 years after March 14, 2007, whichever is sooner, the Mayor shall submit a final report of the pilot program, which report shall include recommendations for a permanent workforce housing program.
(j) For the purposes of this section, the term “household” means all the persons who occupy a housing unit, whose occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, 2 or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements.
(k) (1) The land trust shall require that all units developed under the program remain perpetually affordable.
  (2) To guarantee permanent affordability, the land trust may:
    (A) Utilize the long-term affordability approach outlined in the Plan,
    (B) Base future price increases and return to sellers on an annual inflator index; or
    (C) Any other method designed to assure permanent affordability consistent with this part.
  (3) District funds provided to the land trust shall be redistributed as loans payable to the land trust in a manner determined by the land trust.
(l) Funds authorized for fiscal year 2007 shall be committed prior to October 1, 2007.
(m) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, City First Bank is authorized to release up to $1,800,000 located in an escrow account for City First Enterprises (“CFE”) to CFE.
  (1) Within 30 days of September 20, 2012, the land trust shall submit a report to the Mayor and to the Council detailing:
    (A) The number of units that will be developed using the funds released from escrow pursuant to this subsection;
    (B) The total number of units that will be developed, using funds received by CFE pursuant to this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, and the total cost per unit; and
    (C) Continued compliance with subsection (d) of this section.
  (2) The land trust shall utilize all the funds released from escrow pursuant to this subsection within 18 months of September 20, 2012.
  (3) By November 29, 2012, the land trust shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council on the status of the funds released from escrow pursuant to this subsection and the number of units that have been developed to date.
  (4) After CFE fully expends the funds released from escrow pursuant to this subsection, or within one year after September 20, 2012, whichever is earlier, the Mayor shall submit a final report to the Council that shall include recommendations for a permanent workforce housing program.
  (5) Within 60 days of CFE expending the funds released from escrow pursuant to this subsection, the land trust shall file annual reports detailing continued compliance with subsection (d) of this section.
D.C. Code § 6-1037 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1037
§ 6-1037. Dissolution of Commission.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the final report required by § 6-1033 is submitted to the Mayor, the Chairman of the Council, the chairperson of the Council Committee on Economic Development, and the Director.
D.C. Code § 6-914 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / § 6-914
§ 6-914. Appeal from order of condemnation.
Status: in_force

The owner of any building or part of a building condemned under the provisions of this act may appeal the ruling by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under § 6-913 to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
D.C. Code § 6-751.09 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-751.09
§ 6-751.09. Civil penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1306 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1306
§ 6-1306. Location in District.
Status: in_force

(a) The location, replacement, or expansion of chanceries in the District of Columbia shall be subject to this section.
(b) (1) A chancery shall be permitted to locate as a matter of right in any area which is zoned commercial, industrial, waterfront, or mixed-use (CR).
  (2) A chancery shall also be permitted to locate: (A) in any area which is zoned medium-high or high density residential; and (B) in any other area, determined on the basis of existing uses, which includes office or institutional uses, including, but not limited to, any area zoned mixed-use diplomatic or special purpose; subject to disapproval by the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment in accordance with this section.
  (3) In each of the areas described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the limitations and conditions applicable to chanceries shall not exceed those applicable to other office or institutional uses in that area.
(c) (1) If a foreign mission wishes to locate a chancery in an area described in subsection (b)(2) of this section, or wishes to appeal an administrative decision relating to a chancery based in whole or in part upon any zoning map or regulation, it shall file an application with the Board of Zoning Adjustment which shall publish notice of that application in the District of Columbia Register.
  (2) Regulations issued to carry out this section shall provide appropriate opportunities for participation by the public in proceedings concerning the location, replacement, or expansion of chanceries.
  (3) A final determination concerning the location, replacement, or expansion of a chancery shall be made not later than 6 months after the date of the filing of an application with respect to such location, replacement, or expansion. Such determination shall not be subject to the administrative proceedings of any other agency or official except as provided in this chapter.
(d) Any determination concerning the location of a chancery under subsection (b)(2) of this section, or concerning an appeal of an administrative decision with respect to a chancery based in whole or in part upon any zoning regulation or map, shall be based solely on the following criteria:
  (1) The international obligation of the United States to facilitate the provision of adequate and secure facilities for foreign missions in the Nation’s Capital;
  (2) Historic preservation, as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in carrying out this section; and in order to ensure compatibility with historic landmarks and districts, substantial compliance with District of Columbia and federal regulations governing historic preservation shall be required with respect to new construction and to demolition of or alteration to historic landmarks;
  (3) The adequacy of off-street or other parking and the extent to which the area will be served by public transportation to reduce parking requirements, subject to such special security requirements as may be determined by the Secretary, after consultation with federal agencies authorized to perform protective services;
  (4) The extent to which the area is capable of being adequately protected, as determined by the Secretary, after consultation with federal agencies authorized to perform protective services;
  (5) The municipal interest, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
  (6) The federal interest, as determined by the Secretary.
(e) (1) Regulations, proceedings, and other actions of the National Capital Planning Commission, the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia, and the Board of Zoning Adjustment affecting the location, replacement, or expansion of chanceries shall be consistent with this section (including the criteria set out in subsection (d) of this section) and shall reflect the policy of this chapter.
  (2) Proposed actions of the Zoning Commission concerning implementation of this section shall be referred to the National Capital Planning Commission for review and comment.
(f) Regulations issued to carry out this section shall provide for proceedings of a rule-making and not of an adjudicatory nature.
(g) The Secretary shall require foreign missions to comply substantially with District of Columbia building and related codes in a manner determined by the Secretary to be not inconsistent with the international obligations of the United States.
(h) Approval by the Board of Zoning Adjustment or the Zoning Commission or, except as provided in § 6-1305 , by any other agency or official is not required:
  (1) For the location, replacement, or expansion of a chancery to the extent that authority to proceed, or rights or interests, with respect to such location, replacement, or expansion were granted to or otherwise acquired by the foreign mission before October 1, 1982; or
  (2) For continuing use of a chancery by a foreign mission to the extent that the chancery was being used by a foreign mission on October 1, 1982.
(i) (1) The President may designate the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Administrator of General Services (or such alternate as such official may from time to time designate) to serve as a member of the Zoning Commission in lieu of the Director of the National Park Service whenever the President determines that the Zoning Commission is performing functions concerning the implementation of this section.
  (2) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery:
    (A) The representative from the Zoning Commission shall be the Director of the National Park Service or if another person has been designated under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the person so designated; and
    (B) The representative from the National Capital Planning Commission shall be the Executive Director of that Commission.
(j) Provisions of law (other than this chapter) applicable with respect to the location, replacement, or expansion of real property in the District of Columbia shall apply with respect to chanceries only to the extent that they are consistent with this section.
D.C. Code § 6-1104.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1104.01
§ 6-1104.01. Maintenance of property; prevention of demolition by neglect.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-751.10 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-751.10
§ 6-751.10. Installation by tenant.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1311 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1311
§ 6-1311. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make available any benefits to a foreign mission contrary to this chapter. The United States, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a foreign mission, has standing to bring or intervene in an action to obtain compliance with this chapter, including any action for injunctive or other equitable relief.
(b) Upon the request of any federal agency, any state or local government agency, or any business or other person that proposes to enter into a contract or other transaction with a foreign mission, the Secretary shall advise whether the proposed transaction is prohibited by any regulation or determination of the Secretary under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 6-404 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / § 6-404
§ 6-404. Permits for extensions of buildings beyond building line.
Status: in_force

The action of the Council of the District of Columbia in granting permits before March 3, 1891, for the extension of any building or buildings, or any part or parts thereof, in the District of Columbia, beyond the building line, and upon the streets and avenues of said District, is hereby ratified, without prejudice, however, to the legal rights of the government in the event of the destruction by fire, or otherwise, of any such structure. And after June 21, 1906, no such permits shall be granted except upon special application and with the concurrence of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and where such extensions are to be placed upon buildings to be erected on land adjoining United States public reservations, the approval of the Director of the National Park Service.
D.C. Code § 6-703.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-703.01
§ 6-703.01. Fees for inspection of buildings; fees for annual hauling permits for certain multiaxle motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed, from time to time, to prescribe a schedule of fees to be paid for inspecting passenger elevators and for inspecting hotels, public halls, moving-picture shows, theaters, and other places of amusement which are required to have annual licenses, and for inspecting buildings which are required by law to have fire escapes; and he is further authorized and directed to impose fees for all inspections of service to be performed by any public officer or employee of the District of Columbia under any law or regulation in force July 11, 1919, or thereafter enacted; said fees to cover the cost and expense of such inspections or service; and a schedule of such fees shall be printed and conspicuously displayed in the office of the said Mayor, and said fees shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes, District of Columbia, and paid for each fiscal year into the General Fund of the District of Columbia. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, in the case of a single unit motor vehicle which has 3 or more axles and is designed to unload itself and which is operated in the District of Columbia under an annual hauling permit of the District of Columbia, the fee for such permit shall be as follows:
  (1) $680 if such motor vehicle is first placed in service after July 1, 1970;
  (2) If such motor vehicle is in service on or before July 1, 1970, and operated at a gross weight:
    (A) In excess of the weight permitted under normal operations under applicable regulations of the Mayor of the District of Columbia but less than 50,000 pounds, a fee of $380;
    (B) Of 50,000 pounds or more but less than 55,000 pounds, a fee of $480;
    (C) Of 55,000 pounds or more but less than 60,000 pounds, a fee of $580; or
    (D) Of 60,000 pounds or more, not to exceed 65,000 pounds, a fee of $680.
(b) The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to increase, from time to time, the fees prescribed by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section, taking into account expenditures for the purpose of repairing or replacing highway structures and roadway pavements requiring such repair or replacement as a result of the operation of the motor vehicles for which hauling permit fees are prescribed under the preceding sentence. Proceeds from fees from annual hauling permits for such vehicles shall be deposited in the highway fund created by § 47-2301 .
D.C. Code § 6-1413 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1413
§ 6-1413. Diaper-changing stations.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) All newly constructed or substantially renovated District-occupied buildings that include at least one publicly accessible restroom shall provide on each floor level where there is a publicly accessible restroom:
  (1) At least one diaper-changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women, and one diaper-changing station that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men; or
  (2) At least one diaper-changing accommodation in a restroom that is available for use by all genders.
(c) All newly constructed or substantially renovated business establishments and places of public accommodation, as defined in § 2-1401.02(24) , that include at least one publicly accessible restroom shall provide on each floor level where there is a publicly accessible restroom:
  (1) At least one diaper-changing station that is accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by women, and one diaper-changing station that is accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by men; or
  (2) At least one diaper-changing station in a restroom that is available for use by all genders.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, a diaper-changing station shall not be required if:
  (1) The Director of the Department of Buildings, or his or her designee, in consultation with the Office of Disability Rights, determines that the installation of a diaper-changing station will not comply with District or federal laws relating to access to persons with disabilities.
  (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, or his or her designee, determines that installation of a diaper-changing station is infeasible due to spatial or structural limitations.
  (3) A business establishment holds a Class C/N or Class D/N nightclub license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration.
  (4) A business establishment does not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the premises.
  (5) A District-owned, District instrumentality-owned, or District-occupied building is subject to a lease agreement executed prior to December 21, 2022; provided, that if the District enters into a new lease agreement, the lease agreement shall include the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.".
(e) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply to applicable new construction or substantial renovations for which building permits are issued after March 31, 2023.
(f) For District of Columbia Public Schools schools and public charter schools, the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall only apply to restrooms on the first floor of the school unless the school provides adult education courses or services.".
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring or authorizing:
  (1) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities that are required by the Construction Codes as that term is defined in § 6-1401(2) ; or
  (2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either the Construction Codes, as that term is defined in § 6-1401(2) or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
D.C. Code § 6-257 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-257
§ 6-257. Social services teams in public housing.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1410 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1410
§ 6-1410. Building Rehabilitation Code.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1110.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1110.02
§ 6-1110.02. Targeted Homeowner Grant Program.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor may use authorized funds to establish a targeted homeowner grant program to assist homeowners with the rehabilitation of their historic property.
(b) A grant under this program may be used to rehabilitate a structure that contributes to the character of any historic district or historic landmark.
(c) A grant shall be limited to structural repairs or work on the exterior of a qualified structure;
(d) A grant shall not exceed $50,000.
(e) (1) A grant may be made to a taxpayer, as defined in § 47-1801.04(7) , who has a household income of 120% or less of the area median income; provided, that:
    (A) The grant is for rehabilitation of the taxpayer’s principal place of residence or a structure that will be the taxpayer’s principal place of residence within 60 days after the rehabilitation is completed;
    (B) The taxpayer submits an application showing that the taxpayer meets the applicable household income criteria and is listed on the Office of Tax and Revenue’s records as currently receiving the homestead deduction for property taxes, and includes written consent from each person in the applicant’s household to disclosure by Office of Tax and Revenue to the Historic Preservation Office of his or her gross income; which disclosure shall be used solely for consideration of grant applications under this section.
  (2) The Office of Tax and Revenue shall report the gross income of each of the persons in the taxpayer’s household at the time the grant application is made pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) based upon the most recent income tax return of each person to the Historic Preservation Office prior to the award of a grant.
(f) A taxpayer who has a household income of more than 60% but no more than 90% of area median income shall be required to match the grant by contributing a minimum of 25% of the cost of the rehabilitation.
(g) A taxpayer who has a household income of more than 90% of area median income shall be required to match the grant by contributing a minimum of 50% of the cost of the rehabilitation.
(h) The Mayor shall:
  (1) Approve the scope of rehabilitation work prior to award of a grant;
  (2) Ensure that all work is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and implementing regulations; and,
  (3) Award grants and disburse grant funds pursuant to rules and procedures the Mayor shall establish for this purpose.
(i) (1) The taxpayer shall enter into a preservation covenant with the State Historic Preservation Officer against the property on which the structure is located. The covenant shall run with the land and shall require that the rehabilitation improvements be maintained in good repair satisfactory to the State Historic Preservation Officer for 10 years after the date on which the grant is fully disbursed.
  (2) If the taxpayer does not maintain the certified rehabilitation improvements in good repair for any period of time covered by the covenant, the Mayor may take any enforcement action authorized under this subchapter and may assess the amount of the grant as a tax on the property, and shall:
    (A) Carry the tax on the regular tax rolls; and
    (B) Collect the tax in the same manner as real property taxes are collected provided; that a lien shall not be valid as against any bona fide purchaser, or holder of a security interest, mechanic’s lien, or other such creditor interested in the property, without notice, until notice by filing the lien in the Recorder of Deeds.
(j) (1) An action may be brought in the name of the District at any time within 3 years after the expiration of 60 days from the date that the tax was assessed to recover the amount of the unpaid tax.
  (2) A lien shall be satisfied by payment of the amount of the lien to the State Historic Preservation Officer.
(k) Repealed.
(l) (1) There is established as a special fund the Targeted Homeowner Grant Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection.
  (2) There shall be deposited in the Fund any funds appropriated for the purposes of the targeted homeowner grant program ("Program") authorized to be established by subsection (a) of this section.
  (3) Money in the Fund shall be used to:
    (A) Fund grants issued under the Program; and
    (B) Pay the costs of administering the Program; provided, that no more than 5% of the amount of the money authorized for expenditure from the Fund in a fiscal year may be expended in that fiscal year for this purpose.
  (4) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
D.C. Code § 6-1062.05 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1062.05
§ 6-1062.05. Authority of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development.
Status: in_force

The Deputy Mayor for Economic Development shall have the authority and responsibility of ensuring that the District’s interests and goals, to the fullest extent possible, are achieved as set forth in this part. When the project is approved for construction, the Deputy Mayor and the Developer will develop a timetable for the development of the project and will provide detailed quarterly reports to the Mayor and the Council.
D.C. Code § 6-623.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-623.04
§ 6-623.04. Office of Zoning — Recommendations, reports, review and comment by Office of Planning.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent the Office of Planning from continuing to provide recommendations and reports to the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment on any zoning case. The Office of Planning shall review and comment upon all zoning cases, and the Zoning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall give great weight to the recommendation of the Office of Planning. Upon request of the Zoning Commission or the Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Office of Planning shall provide recommendations, information, or technical assistance in a timely manner.
D.C. Code § 6-501 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / § 6-501
§ 6-501. Review of building permit applications; design and construction requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall review all building permit applications for new construction or substantial improvements to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a proposed building site is in a location that has flood hazard, the proposed new construction or substantial improvement (including prefabricated homes) must:
  (1) Be designed (or modified) and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure;
  (2) Use construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage; and
  (3) Use construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage.
(b) (1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , may issue rules designating flood hazard areas in the District and requiring flood insurance as a condition of occupancy for the life of a new or substantially improved building in a flood hazard area.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term:
    (A) "Flood hazard area" means an area designated as:
      (i) A special flood hazard area or other area of flood hazard on the then-current flood insurance rate map for the District of Columbia issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or
      (ii) An area of flood hazard, as determined by the Mayor by rule.
    (B) "Substantially improved building" means any building which has undergone any repair, alteration, addition, or improvement, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the building before the improvement or repair was started.
D.C. Code § 6-225 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-225
§ 6-225. Intragovernmental cooperation.
Status: in_force

To the extent practicable and as pertaining to the economic enhancement of the District of Columbia, the Authority shall work cooperatively with the development of annual workplans and budgets for the following:
(1) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development;
(2) Department of Housing and Community Development;
(3) Department of General Services;
(4) National Capital Revitalization Corporation;
(5) Community Development Corporations;
(6) Business Improvement Districts; and
(7) The Department of Buildings.
D.C. Code § 6-1007 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1007
§ 6-1007. Construction; severability.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that any provisions of this subchapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other laws within the jurisdiction of the Council, the provisions of this subchapter shall prevail and shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of such laws.
(b) If any provisions of this subchapter be held invalid, the remainder of the subchapter shall not be impaired thereby, but shall continue in full force and effect.
D.C. Code § 6-1103 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1103
§ 6-1103. Historic Preservation Review Board.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor is authorized to establish an Historic Preservation Review Board comprised of nine members who shall be confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia. The Review Board shall be constituted and its members qualified so as to meet the requirements of a State Review Board under regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of October 15, 1966 (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.).
(b) (1) Subject to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, all appointments to the Historic Preservation Review Board shall be made with a view toward having its membership represent to the greatest practicable extent the composition of the adult population of the District of Columbia with regard to race, sex, geographic distribution, and other demographic characteristics.
  (2) The term of office of each member of the Review Board shall be 3 years, staggered so that one third of the appointments expire each year.
  (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
  (4) Upon expiration of his or her term of office, a member shall continue to serve until his or her successor is appointed; provided, that pursuant to § 1-523.01(c) , no member shall continue to serve in a hold-over capacity for longer than 180 days after the expiration of the term to which he or she was appointed.
(c) The Review Board shall:
  (1) Advise the Mayor on the compatibility with the purposes of this subchapter (as set forth in § 6-1101 ) of the applications referred to it by the Mayor pursuant to §§ 6-1104 through 6-1108 ;
  (2) Perform the functions and duties of a State Review Board as set forth in regulations issued pursuant to the Act of October 15, 1966 (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.);
  (3) Designate and maintain a current inventory of historic landmarks and historic districts in the District of Columbia and, in connection therewith, adopt and publish appropriate procedures; and
  (4) Perform such other functions and duties relating to the protection, preservation, enhancement, and perpetuation of the historic, architectural, cultural and aesthetic heritage of the District of Columbia as the Mayor may from time to time assign.
  (5) Repealed.
(d) (1) If, after a hearing, the Review Board has determined to deny an application to designate a building, structure, object or feature, and its site, as a historic landmark, or has determined to deny an application to designate a historic district, the Review Board shall not accept a subsequent application for that designation during the 12-month period after the denial.
  (2) If an application for designation of a historic landmark or historic district is withdrawn, the Review Board shall not accept a new application for the same property during the 12-month period following the withdrawal.
D.C. Code § 6-641.11 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-641.11
§ 6-641.11. Construction.
Status: in_force

Wherever the regulations made under the authority of this subchapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or smaller number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in or under any other statute or municipal regulations, the regulations made under authority of said sections shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other statute or municipal regulations require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces or require a lower height of buildings or smaller number of stories or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of said sections, the provisions of such other statute or municipal regulation shall govern.
D.C. Code § 6-1451.08 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14A / § 6-1451.08
§ 6-1451.08. Green building fee.
Status: in_force

(a) A green building fee is established to fund the implementation of this chapter and the Green Building Fund.
(b) Upon March 8, 2007, the green building fee shall be established by increasing the building permit fees in effect at the time in accordance with the following schedule of additional fees:
  (1) New construction — an additional $0.0020 per square foot.
  (2) Alterations and repairs exceeding $1,000 but not exceeding $1 million — an additional 0.13% of construction value; and
  (3) Alterations and repairs exceeding $1 million — an additional 0.065% of construction value.
D.C. Code § 6-341.05 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-341.05
§ 6-341.05. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, the terms “Agency,” “lessee,” “purchaser,” “real property,” “redevelopment,” and “redevelopment company” shall have the respective meanings provided for such terms by § 6-301.02 [repealed].
D.C. Code § 6-1108.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1108.02
§ 6-1108.02. Effect of District undertaking; comment by State Historic Preservation Officer.
Status: in_force

Before authorizing the expenditure of funds for design or construction or seeking the permit, license, or approval for a District of Columbia undertaking, the head of the District of Columbia governmental entity, public charter school, or other entity with direct jurisdiction over the undertaking shall take into account the effect of that undertaking on any property listed or eligible for listing in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and shall consult with and afford the State Historic Preservation Officer a reasonable opportunity to comment on the undertaking.
D.C. Code § 6-1104 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1104
§ 6-1104. Demolitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the Mayor may issue a permit to demolish an historic landmark or a building or structure in an historic district, the Mayor shall review the permit application in accordance with this section and § 6-1108.03 , and, for applications that will be submitted to the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Commission of Fine Arts for a public hearing, place notice of the application in the District of Columbia Register and on the website for the Historic Preservation Office.
(b) Prior to making the finding required by subsection (e) of this section, the Mayor may refer the application to the Historic Preservation Review Board for a recommendation, but shall so refer all applications that are not subject to review by the Commission of Fine Arts under the Old Georgetown Act ( § 6-1201 et seq.). The Mayor shall consider any recommendation by the Review Board or by the Commission of Fine Arts pursuant to such referral.
(c) Within 120 days after the Review Board receives the referral, the Mayor shall, after a public hearing, make the finding required by subsection (e) of this section; provided, that the Mayor may make such finding without a public hearing in the case of a building or structure in an historic district or on the site of an historic landmark if the Review Board or Commission of Fine Arts has advised in its recommendation that the building or structure does not contribute to the historic district or the historic landmark.
(d) If the Review Board recommends against granting the permit, it shall promptly notify the applicant in writing of its recommendation and the reasons therefor.
(e) No permit shall be issued unless the Mayor finds that issuance of the permit is necessary in the public interest, or that failure to issue a permit will result in unreasonable economic hardship to the owner.
(f) The owner shall submit at the hearing such information as is relevant and necessary to support his application.
(g) (1) In any instance where there is a claim of unreasonable economic hardship, the owner shall submit, by affidavit, to the Mayor at least 20 days prior to the public hearing, at least the following information:
    (A) For all property:
      (i) The amount paid for the property, the date of purchase, and the party from whom purchased, including a description of the relationship, if any, between the owner and the person from whom the property was purchased;
      (ii) The assessed value of the land and improvements thereon according to the 2 most recent assessments;
      (iii) Real estate taxes for the previous 2 years;
      (iv) Annual debt service, if any, for the previous 2 years;
      (v) All appraisals obtained within the previous 2 years by the owner or applicant in connection with his purchase, financing or ownership of the property;
      (vi) Any listing of the property for sale or rent, price asked, and offers received, if any; and
      (vii) Any consideration by the owner as to profitable adaptive uses for the property; and
    (B) For income-producing property:
      (i) Annual gross income from the property for the previous 2 years;
      (ii) Itemized operating and maintenance expenses for the previous 2 years;
      (iii) Annual cash flow, if any, for the previous 2 years.
  (2) The Mayor may require that an applicant furnish such additional information as the Mayor believes is relevant to his determination of unreasonable economic hardship and may provide in appropriate instances that such additional information be furnished under seal. In the event that any of the required information is not reasonably available to the applicant and cannot be obtained by the applicant, the applicant shall file with his affidavit a statement of the information which cannot be obtained and shall describe the reasons why such information cannot be obtained.
(h) In those cases in which the Mayor finds that the demolition is necessary to allow the construction of a project of special merit, no demolition permit shall be issued unless a permit for new construction is issued simultaneously under § 6-1107 and the owner demonstrates the ability to complete the project.
D.C. Code § 6-228 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-228
§ 6-228. Tenant-based assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) The funds allocated for tenant-based assistance shall be administered through the Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program. Except as provided in this section, tenant-based assistance provided through the Rent Supplement Program shall be subject to the Authority’s existing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the Housing Choice Voucher Program; provided, that the Authority shall waive or modify such rules, regulations, policies, and procedures so as not to exclude households on the basis of immigration status, prior criminal convictions, or pending criminal matters. Existing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures affecting the Rent Supplement Program shall be submitted for Council review as required by § 6-226 .
(b) Eligible households shall be selected from the individuals and families referred to the Authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section or the Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list according to rules established by the Authority for selection and admission, with the following additional limitations:
  (1) Eligible households shall be extremely low-income; and
  (2) (A) (i) The Authority shall develop rules that give preference in awarding a percentage of the vouchers funded under this program to District residents who are homeless applicants with one or more children under 18 years of age.
      (ii) The percentage to be applied in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph shall be determined by the Authority and shall be included in the rules adopted for the program.
    (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, in Fiscal Year 2022, preference in awarding all vouchers funded under this program shall be given to District residents who are homeless applicants with one or more children under 18 years of age.
    (C) Families who participate in time-limited housing programs shall be considered homeless for purposes of this paragraph.
(c) Individuals and families may be referred for eligibility determination to the Authority by the Department of Human Services or by another District agency designated by the Mayor.
(d) Families and individuals housed in the Rapid Rehousing Program administered by the Department of Human Services or by another District agency designated by the Mayor may be referred to the Authority for the Local Rent Supplement Program for eligibility determination.
(e) Households that no longer require supportive services under the Permanent Supportive Housing Program but still require long term housing assistance may be referred by the Department of Human Services, or another District agency designated by the Mayor, to the Authority for the Local Rent Supplement Program for eligibility determination.
(f) Agencies within the District government may refer individuals 62 years of age and older to the Authority for eligibility determination for the Local Rent Supplement Program if the individuals are:
  (1) Returning citizens within the meaning of § 24-1301(5) ;
  (2) LGBTQ individuals within the meaning of § 2-1381(2) ; or
  (3) Persons with a disability as defined in section 3(1)(A) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 329; 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1)(A)).
(f-1) Agencies within the District government may refer individuals and families who have been victims of gun violence or are at risk of gun violence to the Authority for eligibility determination for the Local Rent Supplement Program.
(g) (1) In addition to the uses authorized by subsection (a) of this section, funds allocated for tenant-based assistance may be used to assist an eligible household in paying a security deposit and application fee for a housing unit the eligible household is leasing or intending to lease under the Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program.
  (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "eligible household" means a household determined by the Authority to be eligible for tenant-based voucher assistance.
D.C. Code § 6-751.11 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-751.11
§ 6-751.11. Smoke detector and fire alarm notice.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-641.12 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-641.12
§ 6-641.12. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The word “amend,” “amendment,” “amendments,” or “amended,” when used in this subchapter in relation to the zoning regulations, shall be deemed to include any modification of the text or phraseology of the regulations or of any provision of the regulations or any regulations or any repeal or elimination of any regulation or regulations or part thereof or any addition to the regulations or any new regulation or any change of or in the wording or content of the regulations. The word “amend,” “amendment,” “amendments,” or “amended,” when used in said sections in relation to the zoning maps or any map, shall be deemed to include any change in the number, shape, boundary, or area of any district or districts, any repeal or abolition of any such map or any part thereof, any addition to any such map, any new map or maps, or any other change in the maps or any map. The words “administrative decision,” “administrative officer,” “administrative officer or body,” when used in § 6-641.07 shall not be deemed to include the Zoning Commission. The term "Zoning Act" means this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 6-1108.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1108.03
§ 6-1108.03. Notice requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the application is filed for a permit for demolition pursuant to § 6-1104 , alteration pursuant to § 6-1105 , subdivision pursuant to § 6-1106 , new construction pursuant to § 6-1107 , preliminary review pursuant to § 6-1108(a) , or conceptual review pursuant to § 6-1108(b) , that will be submitted to the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Commission of Fine Arts for a public hearing, the applicant shall:
  (1) Post notice of the application on a form provided by the Mayor, in plain view of the public, at each street frontage on the property that is subject to review and on the front of each building located on the property that is subject to review; and
  (2) (A) Provide, by hand delivery with a delivery receipt or via the United States Postal Service with a certificate of mailing, to the owners of record of all confronting or abutting properties, excluding streets and alleys, and to all affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the following:
      (i) Notice of the application;
      (ii) Information regarding how to obtain the schedule for review by the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Commission of Fine Arts; and
      (iii) A copy of the plans for the demolition, alteration, new construction on, or subdivision of, the property that is subject to review, or instructions on how to access the plans on a publicly available website or, upon request, for in-person viewing.
    (B) In the case of a residential condominium or cooperative with 25 or more dwelling units, notice by hand delivery with a delivery receipt or via the United States Postal Service with a certificate of mailing as required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may be provided to the board of directors or to the association of the condominium or cooperative that represents all of the owners of all of the dwelling units.
(b) (1) Before the Mayor approves a permit based on an application submitted to the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Commission of Fine Arts for a public hearing pursuant to § 6-1104 , § 6-1105 , § 6-1106 , § 6-1107 , or § 6-1108(a) , or before the Historic Preservation Review Board gives conceptual design approval pursuant to § 6-1108(b) for such an application, the Mayor shall require a certification by the owner that the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met.
  (2) The Mayor shall not approve a permit, and the Historic Preservation Review Board shall not grant conceptual design approval, pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection until 21 days have elapsed for citizen review of applications prior to the scheduling of a hearing, and following the date the Mayor receives the certification by the owner pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 6-1405.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1405.04
§ 6-1405.04. Third party inspections.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall allow the Department to accept reports of inspection by qualified third party inspectors for work performed pursuant to a building permit.
(b) The Mayor may promulgate rules to establish the minimum qualification requirements for third party inspectors, the selection of third party inspectors, and other matters related to the administration and oversight of third party inspectors.
(c) The Mayor may promulgate rules to ensure that a third party inspector does not have any conflicts of interest that could potentially affect the objectivity or reliability of the inspection report, including regarding the following situations:
  (1) Any person or entity who has performed any work for a project for which the property owner or the authorized agent has elected to use third party plan reviewers, including reviewers of architectural and structural plans, mechanical plans, plumbing plans, and electrical plans, shall not be eligible to serve as a third party inspector for any component on the project. This prohibition shall also apply to affiliates of the person or entity who has performed the work.
  (2) A third party inspector shall be hired by the project owner; provided, that the individual shall not have any contractual relationship with the general contractor, construction manager, a subcontractor, or other person who has performed work on the project.
  (3) The third party inspector shall not enter into a contract for inspection of a project if the individual determines that there may be a conflict with the qualifications specified in this section and shall disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may arise at any time between the third party inspector and the project or parties connected to the project.
(d) The third party inspector certification may be revoked by the Director for failure to comply with the requirements of this section or rules promulgated pursuant to this section.
(e) This section shall not be construed to violate, cancel, or set aside any provisions of the Construction Codes or to relieve any person of any obligations or liabilities otherwise existing under law.
(f) The Department may establish an online platform that may, at the Director's discretion, serve as the exclusive mechanism by which an individual or entity may hire a third-party inspector to perform an inspection authorized by this section. The Department may charge a fee for the use of the online platform by an individual or entity and by a third-party inspector, which shall not exceed 5% of the total cost of the third-party inspection plus the cost of any credit card or automated clearing house (known as ACH) processing fees.
D.C. Code § 6-1451.03a — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14A / § 6-1451.03a
§ 6-1451.03a. Electric vehicle make-ready parking spaces in new multi-unit residential and commercial buildings.
Status: in_force

(a) For building permits issued after January 1, 2022, all new construction or substantial improvement of commercial buildings and multi-unit buildings that have 3 or more automobile  off-road parking spaces shall include electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure to accommodate the future installation of an electric vehicle charging site at least 20% of the parking spaces.
(b) By September 30, 2021, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section, including rules that:
  (1) Detail the technical specifications required for the electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure required by subsection (a) of this section; and
  (2) Establish standards for a waiver of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section when a property owner demonstrates severe financial hardship.
(c) By September 30, 2021, the Department of Energy and Environment shall establish incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multi-unit buildings to install electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure at a greater percentage of parking spaces than the 20% minimum required by subsection (a) of this section. The Department may establish additional initiatives at any time.
(d) Not Funded.
D.C. Code § 6-1412 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1412
§ 6-1412. Construction Codes revisions for green building practices.
Status: in_force

(a) By June 1, 2013, and at least once every 3 years thereafter, the Mayor, in consultation with the Green Building Advisory Council, shall submit to the Council, for approval, revisions to the Construction Codes that shall incorporate as many significant green building practices as practicable for the District of Columbia urban environment. The Mayor shall include as many green building provisions as practicable from the current versions of codes and standards published by the International Code Council. The Mayor may exclude provisions that are not practicable for the District of Columbia urban environment but shall provide evidence of cost or implementation impracticality for the excluded provisions; provided, that the Mayor is not required to consider codes or standards issued by the International Code Council within one year of the submittal date.
(b) Every 6 months after March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall provide a written report on the progress of the current round of Construction Codes revisions to the chairperson of the committee of the Council that oversees the District agency charged with the building permit function. The report accompanying the final Construction Codes revisions shall include a listing and description of each green building practice considered and why each practice was, or was not included, in the respective Construction Codes revision. By June 1, 2013, and after at least every 3 years by June 1 of the relevant year, the Mayor shall submit to the Council for approval Construction Codes revisions that are consistent with the requirements of this section, and that incorporate green building practices developed since the previous Construction Codes revisions.
D.C. Code § 6-301.17 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.17
§ 6-301.17. Private lending institutions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-808 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / § 6-808
§ 6-808. Occupation of unsafe structure.
Status: in_force

Whenever the Mayor finds that any building or part of a building, staging, or other structure, or anything attached to or connected with any building or other structure or excavation shall cause a building to be unsafe for human occupancy, he shall give notice of such fact to the owner or other person having an interest in such building, and to the occupant or occupants thereof. If, within the period of time specified in the notice, the building or part thereof has not been made safe for human occupancy, the Mayor may order the use of such building or part thereof discontinued until it has been made safe; provided, that if in the opinion of the Mayor the unsafe condition of the building or part thereof is such as to be imminently dangerous to the life or limb of any occupant, the Mayor may order the immediate discontinuance of the use of such building or part thereof. Any person occupying, or permitting the occupancy of, such building or part thereof in violation of such order of the Mayor shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction by any person occupying, or permitting the occupancy of, a building or part thereof in violation of the order of the Mayor, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 . Adjudication of any infraction shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 6-1114 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1114
§ 6-1114. Severability.
Status: in_force

The sections of this subchapter are hereby declared to be severable. In the event that any section of this subchapter or portion thereof is held void or unenforceable for whatever reason, all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
D.C. Code § 6-229.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-229.04
§ 6-229.04. Rent Supplement Program eligibility and rules.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in this subsection, the Authority shall not inquire about or consider any information about citizenship, immigration status, or criminal background information for the purposes of eligibility, admission, or continued participation in the Rent Supplement Program.
  (2) If a housing unit supported with  Rent Supplement Program assistance also receives federal low-income housing tax credits or other federal subsidies that are limited based on a participant's citizenship, immigration status, or criminal background information, then the Authority may inquire into and consider such information about a participant to the extent necessary to establish the participant's eligibility for the unit.
  (3) (A) The Authority may consider criminal background information for purposes of a person's continued participation in the Rent Supplement Program if the Authority establishes, through a preponderance of evidence, that the person has engaged in criminal activity while participating in the Rent Supplement Program and that the person's continued participation would threaten the safety and well-being of other residents. The Authority may inquire about a person's criminal background information for purposes of conducting such an evaluation. The Authority shall not terminate a person's participation in the Rent Supplement Program based solely on a criminal arrest.
    (B) If the Authority terminates a person's Rent Supplement Program participation pursuant to this paragraph, then the Authority shall seek the person's consent to disclose the termination and the basis for the termination to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Health for purposes of facilitating continuity of support. If the person provides such consent, the Authority shall make such disclosure within 2 business days after the termination.
(b) (1) Except as provided in this subsection, the Authority shall allow a Rent Supplement Program applicant or participant to self-certify any required eligibility or admission factors when neither the applicant nor participant or the Authority can easily obtain verification documentation.
  (2) If a person relies on self-certification for purposes of identification, the Authority shall provide the person with contact information for service provider organizations that may be able to assist with securing identity documentation. The Authority may require documentation of a participant's identification for purposes of a routine recertification; provided, that the Authority first provides notice to the participant of the documentation the Authority requires in accordance with its recertification notice regulations.
  (3) The Authority may rely on verifiable evidence that contradicts an applicant or participant's self-certification; provided, that the Authority provides the applicant or resident with a copy of the evidence and a meaningful opportunity to contest it.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constrain the Authority's administration of federal funds, including the Housing Choice Voucher program.
D.C. Code § 6-1109.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1109.04
§ 6-1109.04. Annual notice to property owners.
Status: in_force

Beginning with real property assessments for tax year 2013 and for each real property tax year thereafter, the Mayor shall provide, along with the annual notice of the assessment for the next real property tax year, each owner of real property with a historic landmark designation and each owner of real property located within a historic district information on the current law and regulations relating to historic property improvements, including regarding:
(1) Building permits;
(2) Consultation with Advisory Neighborhood Commissions;
(3) Review by the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(4) Any other information that the Mayor determines would be helpful to owners of historic properties.
D.C. Code § 6-1405.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1405.01
§ 6-1405.01. Administration of construction regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Building Code Official is authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter , including provisions regarding the Construction Codes, building permits, and certificates of occupancy, and all regulations issued pursuant to this chapter .
  (2) In regulating and enforcing building permits and certificates of occupancy, the Building Code Official shall require an employer, as that term is defined in § 32-1501(10) , to produce proof of Workers’ Compensation insurance coverage before the issuance of a construction permit.
  (2A) (A) The Building Code Official shall require, for permits covered pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, that the property owner, contractor, or person applying for the permit ("applicant"):
      (i) (I) Demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Building Code Official, that his or her insurance includes coverage against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property from all adjacent and adjoining property owners and lawful occupants of the properties for risks of loss, damage to property, or injury to or death of persons arising out of or in connection with the performance of the work proposed to be performed under the permit.
        (II) The insurance shall be in an amount per occurrence and in the aggregate as specified by the Mayor through rulemaking pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph; or
      (ii) (I) If applicant's insurance is not sufficient to meet the requirements of sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, then the applicant must either amend his or her insurance policy so that the policy complies with sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph or obtain additional insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property from all adjacent and adjoining property owners and lawful occupants of the properties for risks of loss, damage to property, or injury to or death of persons arising out of or in connection with the performance of the work proposed to be performed under the permit.
        (II) Additional insurance shall be of a kind and in an amount specified by the Mayor through rulemaking pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
    (B) The following permits shall require insurance pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; provided, that the requirements shall only apply to permits issued 90 days after the adoption of emergency or final rules issued by the Mayor pursuant to subparagraph (E) of this paragraph:
      (i) An addition, alteration, and repair permit pursuant to which the applicant will be engaging in construction at the property line or on the party wall of an adjacent or adjoining property, or any construction activity for which a permit listed under sub-subparagraph (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), or (viii) of this subparagraph would otherwise be required;
      (ii) An alteration and repair permit pursuant to which the applicant will be engaging in underpinning, construction at the property line or on the party wall of an adjacent or adjoining property, or any construction activity for which a permit listed under sub-subparagraph (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), or (viii) of this subparagraph would otherwise be required;
      (iii) A foundation permit;
      (iv) A demolition permit;
      (v) An excavation permit;
      (vi) A new building permit;
      (vii) A raze permit; and
      (viii) A sheeting and shoring permit.
    (C) (i) The applicant for a permit for which insurance is required under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall:
        (I) Submit proof of insurance to the Department before the issuance of the permit;
        (II) Demonstrate, on a form promulgated by the Department, that the insurance meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and
        (III) Maintain the required insurance for the duration of the permit and any renewals of the permit. If the insurance expires, is cancelled, or otherwise terminates, the applicant shall immediately notify the Department, and, when applicable, provide proof of new or renewed insurance that satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
      (ii) (I) If, at any time, the insurance required by this paragraph is found to be absent or non-compliant by the Building Code Official, the Department shall issue a stop work order relating to the permit for which insurance is required.
        (II) The stop work order shall remain in place until the permit holder provides proof of new or renewed insurance that satisfies the requirements of this paragraph.
    (D) For purposes of this section, the term:
      (i) "Adjacent property" means any privately held real property (all or a portion thereof) within 30 feet of a property line of the real property for which the permit is applied.
      (ii) "Adjoining property" means any privately held real property that shares a property line with real property for which the permit is applied.
    (E) The Mayor shall issue rules to implement this paragraph, pursuant to the authority provided in § 6-1409 .
  (3) The Building Code Official shall seek to assure that all buildings, structures, and premises in the District are in full compliance with the Construction Codes adopted pursuant to this chapter and all zoning provisions in subchapter IV of Chapter 6 of this title , and regulations issued pursuant to those acts .
  (4) The Building Code Official shall seek to administer all building permits, certificates of occupancy, and other provisions of this chapter and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter in a manner that is fair, efficient, predictable, readily adaptable to new technologies, consumer-oriented, devoid of unnecessary time delays and other administrative burdens, cost-effective, and directed at enhancing the protection of the public health, welfare, safety, and quality of life.
(b) (1) The Building Code Official may enforce the regulations issued pursuant to this chapter by means of covenants or agreements between the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and an affected party. All such covenants or agreements shall have the prior approval of the Office of the Attorney General for legal sufficiency and comply with all other applicable District and federal laws.
  (2) (A) Where the Office of the Attorney General determines that under District law a covenant or agreement may require the review and approval of other District agencies, it shall notify the agencies and establish an inter-agency process for review, and, if required under District law, approval.
    (B) The Building Code Official shall coordinate with the Office of the Attorney General relating to the time required for the review and recommendations by the Office of the Attorney General of any covenant or agreement proposed pursuant to this chapter .
(c) The Building Code Official shall have authority over the approval, installation, design, modification, maintenance, testing, and inspection of all new and existing fire protection systems.
D.C. Code § 6-912 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / § 6-912
§ 6-912. Destruction, removal, or concealment of copy of order of condemnation affixed to building.
Status: in_force

No person shall, without the consent of the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings, deface, obliterate, remove, or conceal any copy of any order of condemnation which has been affixed to any building or part of building by order of the said Board; and the owner and the person having custody of any building or part of building to which a copy or copies of any such order has been affixed shall, if said copy of said order has been to his knowledge defaced, obliterated, or removed, forthwith report that fact in writing to the Board (unless he had good reason to believe that such copy of such an order has been removed by authority of the Board), and if such copy of such order has been concealed, he shall forthwith expose the same to view.
D.C. Code § 6-1451.09 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14A / § 6-1451.09
§ 6-1451.09. Establishment of the Green Building Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(a) DOEE shall provide the central coordination and technical assistance to District agencies and instrumentalities in the implementation of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Within 90 days after March 8, 2007, the Mayor shall establish a Green Building Advisory Council to monitor the District’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter and to make policy recommendations designed to continually improve and update the chapter.
(c) (1) The GBAC shall consist of the following 15 members:
    (A) The Director of DOEE, or the Director’s designee;
    (B) The Director of the Office of Planning, or the Director’s designee;
    (C) The Director of the Department of General Services, or the Director’s designee;
    (D) The Director of the Department of Buildings, or the Director’s designee;
    (E) The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, or the Director’s designee;
    (F) Six members appointed by the Mayor comprised in equal number of representatives from the private and nonprofit sectors;
    (G) Two members appointed by the chairperson of the committee of the Council that oversees the building permit function in the District of Columbia; and
    (H) Two members appointed by the chairperson of the Committee of the Council that oversees DOEE.
  (2) Members of the GBAC who are not ex officio members shall have expertise in building construction, development, engineering, natural resources conservation, energy conservation, green building practices, environmental protection, environmental law, or other similar green building expertise.
  (3) The Chairperson of the GBAC shall be the Director of DOEE.
  (4) All members of the GBAC shall either work in, or be residents of the District, and shall serve without compensation.
  (5) The members shall serve a 2-year term.
  (6) A member appointed to fill a vacancy or after a term has begun, shall serve only for the remainder of the term or until a successor is appointed.
(d) The GBAC shall advise the Mayor on:
  (1) The development, adoption, and revisions of this chapter, including suggestions for additional incentives to promote green building practices;
  (2) The evaluation of the effectiveness of the District’s green building policies and their impact on the District’s environmental health, including the relation of the development of the District’s green building policies to the specific environmental challenges facing the District;
  (3) The green building practices to be included in the triennial revisions of the Construction Codes;
  (4) The promotion of green building education, including educating relevant District employees, the building community, and the public regarding the benefits and techniques of high-performance building standards; and
  (5) Equitable implementation of the requirements of the Breathe Easy Program, established by § 8-1774.17 .
(e) The GBAC shall meet at least 6 times each year.
(f) GBAC shall issue an annual report of its recommendations. The report shall include recommended updates of green building standards, building systems monitoring and data compiled from District-owned or District instrumentality-owned and operated buildings, and an analysis of the building projects exempted by the Mayor under § 6-1451.10 . The report shall be distributed to all members of the Council and the Mayor and made available to the general public within 30 days after its issuance.
(g) The Mayor shall provide GBAC with the following to be included in the annual report required by subsection (f) of this section:
  (1) An accounting of funds deposited into the Green Building Fund during the past fiscal year, separated by category;
  (2) An accounting of funds spent from the Green Building Fund during the past fiscal year, referencing that year’s annual green plan’s goals; and
  (3) A 2-year District Green Building Plan updated annually, with goals and associated projections of expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year, produced in consultation with the GBAC.
(h) (1) Within 90 days of October 1, 2019, the Mayor shall establish the Building Energy Performance Standards Task Force, which shall:
    (A) Advise DOEE on creation of an implementation plan for the Building Energy Performance Program;
    (B) Recommend amendments to proposed regulations issued by DOEE; and
    (C) Recommend complementary programs or policies.
  (2) The task force shall be comprised of representatives, or their designees, from the following entities:
    (A) The Director of DOEE;
    (B) The Director of the Department of General Services;
    (C) The Director of DOB;
    (D) The Department of Housing and Community Development;
    (E) The Department of Planning and Economic Development;
    (F) A representative from the Green Building Advisory Council;
    (G) A representative from the DC Sustainable Energy Utility;
    (H) A representative who is an affordable housing developer;
    (I) A representative from a rent-controlled apartment building;
    (J) A representative from a market-rate apartment building;
    (K) A representative from a commercial building;
    (L) A representative from the Apartment and Office Buildings Association;
    (M) A representative from the Consortium of Universities in the Washington Metropolitan Area;
    (N) A representative who operates affordable housing;
    (O) A representative of a nonprofit or professional association advocating for energy efficient buildings or a low-carbon built environment;
    (P) A provider of energy efficiency or renewable energy services to large buildings or affordable housing in the District; and
    (Q) A representative from the Green Finance Authority.
D.C. Code § 6-651.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-651.02
§ 6-651.02. Discrimination against foreign government based on race, color, or creed prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sections 6-651.01   and 6-651.02   shall not be administered in such a way as to discriminate against any foreign government on the basis of the race, color, or creed of any of its citizens.
D.C. Code § 6-260 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-260
§ 6-260. Conflict of interest.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-402 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / § 6-402
§ 6-402. Condemnation proceedings — Filing of plats and petition.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such plat and petition in the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia or when the Mayor shall deem that the public interests require it, the said Mayor shall institute condemnation proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, by a petition in rem, particularly describing the land to be taken, which petition shall be accompanied by duplicate plats, to be prepared by the Surveyor of said District, showing the location of said proposed building lines, the number of square feet to be taken from each lot or part of lot and the boundaries thereof in each square or block, and such other information as may be necessary for the purposes of such condemnation. Upon the filing of such petition, 1 copy of the plat, indorsed with the docket number of the case, shall be returned by the Clerk of said Court to the said Surveyor for record in his office.
D.C. Code § 6-1113 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1113
§ 6-1113. Annual report.
Status: in_force

By April 1 of each year, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council a detailed report on the implementation of this subchapter, including:
(1) The number of applications reviewed pursuant to §§ 6-1104 , 6-1105 , 6-1106 , and 6-1107 for historic landmarks and each historic district, categorized by type of application;
(2) The number of such applications granted after a public hearing; specifying for each such application the nature of the requested permit, the nature of the applicant’s claim, whether or not economic hardship was found, whether or not it was found to be in the public interest and on what grounds; and
(3) The financial condition of the HLP Fund, including:
  (A) The results of the operations and collections for the preceding fiscal year;
  (B) An accounting of receipts and expenditures;
  (C) An itemization of the amounts of unrecovered costs, taxes, and penalties;
  (D) The names of delinquent property owners; and
  (E) The nature of corrected building violations.
D.C. Code § 6-802 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / § 6-802
§ 6-802. Unsafe structure or excavation — Survey of premises.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1453.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14B / § 6-1453.01
§ 6-1453.01. Net-zero-energy building code requirements.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on June 4, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version .*
(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
  (1) "Appendix Z" means Appendix Z of the District of Columbia Energy Conservation Code – Commercial Provisions (12-I [CE] DCMR § Z1 et seq. ).
  (2) "Covered buildings" means all buildings that are subject to the District of Columbia Energy Conservation Code – Commercial Provisions (12-I [CE] DCMR § 1 et seq. ).
  (2A) "Level 3 alteration" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Building Codes.
  (3) "Net-zero-energy standard" means a standard under which:
    (A) A building conserves an amount of energy attributable to building operations that is equal to or greater than the amount that would be required by the most recent version of Appendix Z;
    (B) A building obtains energy from renewable energy sources in the amount that would be required by the most recent version of Appendix Z;
  (4) "New construction" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 6-1451.01(33) .
  (5) "Substantial improvement" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 6-1451.01(40) .
  (C) Renewable energy shall be generated at the building site wherever feasible; and
  (D) On-site fuel combustion shall not be permitted for the provision of thermal energy to the building except for backup power generation.
(b) (1) By December 31, 2026, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , shall issue final regulations requiring all new construction or Level 3 alterations of covered buildings to be constructed to a net-zero-energy standard.
  (2) If the Mayor does not comply with paragraph (1) of this subsection, no building permit application submitted after December 31, 2026, shall be approved unless the building design complies with the most recent version of Appendix Z..
(c) (1) Beginning in 2029, and every 3 years thereafter, the Department of Buildings shall arrange for an independent audit that assesses a representative sample of covered buildings that were newly constructed or underwent Level 3 alterations that received certificates of occupancy in the District in the preceding 3 years and quantifies the percentage of those covered buildings that comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. The audit shall detail the replicable method used to select a representative sample of covered buildings for the audit.
  (2) The Department of Buildings shall submit a complete copy of the audit findings to the Council and the Mayor no later than March 31 of the year following the initiation of the audit.
D.C. Code § 6-1506 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 15 / § 6-1506
§ 6-1506. Mayor authorized to issue rules.
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 6-1403 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14 / § 6-1403
§ 6-1403. Scope.
Status: in_force

(a) The Construction Codes shall control:
  (1) Matters concerning the construction, reconstruction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, equipment, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings, structures, and premises in the District, whether existing or proposed, including any appurtenances connected or attached to a building or structure;
  (2) The construction, prefabrication, alteration, repair, use, occupancy, and maintenance of detached 1-family or 2-family dwellings not more than 3 stories in height, and their accessory structures;
  (3) The design, construction, installation, maintenance, alteration, conversion, change, repair, removal, and inspection of electrical conductors, equipment, and systems in buildings or structures and on public space within the District for the transmission, distribution, and use of electrical energy for power, heat, light, radio, television, signaling, or other purposes;
  (4) The design, installation, maintenance, alteration, and inspection of mechanical systems, including heating systems, ventilating systems, cooling systems, steam and hot-water heating systems, water heaters, process piping, boilers and pressure vessels, appliances using gas, liquid, or solid fuel, chimneys and vents, mechanical-refrigeration systems, fireplaces, barbecues, incinerators, crematories, and air-pollution systems;
  (5) In addition to their respective connections, devices, and appurtenances, the design, installation, alteration, repair, replacement, relocation, removal, use, or maintenance of plumbing equipment, systems, and materials, including water supply and distribution pipes, plumbing fixtures and traps, water-treating or water-using equipment, soil, waste, and vent pipes, sanitary and storm sewers, and building drains;
  (6) The design, construction, installation, erection, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement, quality of materials, location, operation, use, or maintenance of fuel-gas systems, distribution piping and equipment, and fuel-gas-fired appliances;
  (7) Minimum requirements to safeguard life, property, or public welfare from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling, or use of substances, materials, and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life, property, or public welfare in the use or occupancy of buildings, structures, sheds, tents, lots, or premises;
  (8) Minimum maintenance standards for all structures and premises with regard to basic equipment and facilities for light, ventilation, space heating, and sanitation, safety from fire, space, use, and location, safe and sanitary maintenance of all structures and premises now in existence, minimum requirements for all existing buildings and structures for means of egress, fire protection systems, and other equipment and devices necessary for life safety from fire, and the rehabilitation and reuse of existing structures, allowances for differences between application of the Construction Code requirements to new construction, alterations, and repairs, and fixing the responsibilities of owners, operators, and occupants of all structures;
  (9) The design and construction of energy-efficient building envelopes and the installation of energy-efficient heating, ventilating, air conditioning, service-water heating, electrical distribution and illuminating systems, and equipment;
  (10) Minimum standards for physical things and conditions essential to safeguard the environment, public health, safety, and general welfare through the establishment of requirements to reduce the negative impact and increase the positive impact of the built environment on the natural environment and building occupants; and
  (11) The design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, and maintenance, or use of aquatic vessels, and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
(b) The Construction Codes may also control the construction, reconstruction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, equipment occupancy, and maintenance of signs, advertising devices, and other items as specified in the Construction Codes;
(c) The Construction Codes shall apply to those buildings occupied by or for any foreign government as an embassy or chancery to the extent provided for in § 6-1306 .
(d) (1) Except for permit requirements for land-disturbing activities, the Construction Codes shall not apply to public buildings or premises owned by the United States government, including appurtenant structures and portions of buildings, premises, or structures that are under the exclusive control of an officer of the United States government in the officer’s official capacity.
  (2) For the purpose of this subsection, "exclusive control" does not include a lessor if the lessor is responsible for the maintenance and repairs to property leased to the United States government.
(e) No permit required under the Construction Codes shall be issued if it is determined by the Building Code Official that:
  (A) The permit affects an area in close proximity to the official residence of the President or the Vice President of the United States; and
  (B) The United States Secret Service has established that the issuance of the permit would adversely impact the safety and security of the President or the Vice President of the United States.
D.C. Code § 6-1309 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1309
§ 6-1309. Application to international organizations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary may make § 6-1306 , or any other provision of this chapter, applicable with respect to an international organization to the same extent that it is applicable with respect to a foreign mission if the Secretary determines that such application is necessary to carry out the policy set forth in § 6-1301(b) and to further the objectives set forth in § 6-1304(b) .
(b) For purposes of this section, “international organization” means:
  (1) a public international organization designated as such pursuant to the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. §§ 288 — 288f-4) or a public international organization created pursuant to a treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which 2 or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs; and
  (2) an official mission (other than a United States mission) to such a public international organization; including any real property of such an organization or mission and including the personnel of such an organization or mission.
D.C. Code § 6-251 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-251
§ 6-251. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-701.08 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-701.08
§ 6-701.08. Violations of part.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1310 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1310
§ 6-1310. Privileges and immunities.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the United States to carry out its international obligations, or to supersede or limit immunities otherwise available by law. No act or omission by any foreign mission, public international organization, or official mission to such an organization, in compliance with this chapter shall be deemed to be an implied waiver of any immunity otherwise provided for by law.
D.C. Code § 6-202 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-202
§ 6-202. Establishment of District of Columbia Housing Authority; purposes of Authority; Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established, as an independent authority of the District government, the District of Columbia Housing Authority. The Authority shall be a corporate body, intended, created, and empowered to effectuate the purposes stated in this chapter, and shall have  a legal existence separate from the District government. The Authority shall be the successor in interest to the housing authority created by subchapter II of Chapter 2 of Title 6 [repealed]. All real and personal property, assets, records, and obligations, and all unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available relating to the powers, duties, functions, operations, and administration of the DPAH and of the authority created under subchapter II of Chapter 2 of Title 6 shall become the property of the Authority on May 9, 2000, without further action.
(b) The Authority shall govern public housing and implement the Housing Act of 1937 in the District, and shall be responsible for providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings, and related facilities, for persons and families of low-and moderate-income in the District.
(b-1) (1) (A) The Authority shall submit a quarterly report to the Mayor, Attorney General, and each Councilmember that details:
      (i) The amount of operating reserves, expressed in dollars and in months of expenses, for the public housing program, Housing Choice Voucher Program, and the Authority's operations overall;
      (ii) The number of vacant public housing units classified by repair status, such as move-in ready, repairs in progress, and offline due to major repair needs;
      (iii) The average length of time that public housing units have been vacant, by repair status; and
      (iv) A detailed accounting of expenses paid for with District funds in the prior month and the expenses budgeted for payment with District funds in the remainder of the fiscal year.
    (B) In lieu of a monthly report, the Authority may provide the Mayor, Attorney General, and each Councilmember with access to an online database through which the above reports can be generated.
  (2) If HUD designates the Authority as a Standard Performer or High Performer in HUD's Public Housing Assessment System or if the Authority demonstrates that the lack of such a designation is solely due to the presence of HUD's Moving to Work agreement with the Authority, the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be waived for 12 months from the date such designation was received from HUD or documented by the Authority.
(c) There is established the District of Columbia Housing Authority Fund ("Authority Fund"), which shall be a proprietary fund in the nature of an enterprise fund as classified under § 47-373 and administered by the Authority in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All revenues, rents, proceeds, and monies, from whatever source derived, that are collected or received by the Authority shall be credited to the Authority Fund and shall not at any time be transferred to, lapse into, or be commingled with the General Fund of the District or any other fund or account of the District; provided, that funds may be paid out of the Authority Fund to the District Treasurer to pay for goods, services, or property, or other things of value, if any, purchased by the Authority from the District.
(c-1) (1) There is established as a special fund the DCHA Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund ("R&M Fund"), which shall be administered by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer ("OCFO"). Once the Authority has provided documentation of planned encumbrances and expenditures consistent with the authorized uses of the R&M Fund, the OCFO shall advance funds to the Authority for use in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection.
  (2) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the R&M Fund:
    (A) $15 million of one-time resource allocated in Fiscal Year 2016 from existing resources within the Authority;
    (B) Annual appropriations; and
    (C) Repealed.
    (D) Pursuant to § 42-2857.01(e)(1C)(D) , revenue from the sale of property disposed of by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
  (3) Money in the R&M Fund shall be used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects that will increase the availability of public housing units for existing District of Columbia residents listed on the Authority's waitlist or prevent existing residents from being displaced; provided, that in Fiscal Year 2020, the Authority shall expend no less than $1 million on the repair and maintenance of public housing properties located within the boundaries of Ward 1.
  (4) Money in the R&M Fund shall not be used to fund:
    (A) Any major rehabilitation or maintenance on any occupied unit set to be demolished or otherwise removed from the Authority inventory within 9 months, other than to protect the health or safety of tenants;
    (B) Any repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation of any vacant unit planned to be demolished or otherwise removed from the Authority inventory within 9 months; and
    (C) Any administrative or overhead costs not directly and specifically attributable to maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects.
  (5) Any money remaining available in the R&M Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
  (6) By March 1 of each year, the Authority shall submit a report to the Mayor and to each Councilmember that details:
    (A) The number of vacant public housing units within the District, and, for each unit, the address and unit number, the needed repairs for the unit, and a budget for renovating the unit;
    (A-i) The number and location of units that were made available to new tenants during the prior year, including the number that were made available to existing District residents; and
    (B) Identification of the following:
      (i) The address of each public housing unit to be repaired, rehabilitated, or renovated;
      (ii) The nature of the repair, rehabilitation, or renovation to be undertaken;
      (iii) The number of residents, if any, in each unit to be repaired, rehabilitated, or renovated, including adults and children;
      (iv) The estimated cost of the repair, rehabilitation, or renovation to be performed; and
      (v) The share of the estimated cost, if any, to be financed by the federal government.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, or any other provision of this chapter, any funds provided to the Authority from the local revenues of the District shall be held separate and apart from the Authority Fund and shall be held and expended for the use and benefit of the District for the purposes and uses provided in the approved budget and financial plan. The Authority shall expend, and account for the expenditure of, funds in the same manner as all other agencies of the District government. At the end of each fiscal year, except as provided in subsection (c-1)(2)(C) of this section, the unexpended amount of such funds shall revert to the fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 6-1041.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1041.02
§ 6-1041.02. Unlawful acts.
Status: in_force

(a) No inclusionary unit may be sold or leased to any person not authorized by the Mayor to purchase or rent the unit, except as may be permitted by regulation.
(b) Except as provided in Chapter 10 of Title 11-C of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, the zoning regulations, no inclusionary unit may be sold or leased for more than the maximum rent or purchase price established by the Mayor pursuant to § 6-1041.03 , unless the unit is sold to a land trust or similar entity authorized by regulation to purchase such units for resale at prices specified by the Mayor.
(c) It shall be unlawful to construct an Inclusionary Development in a manner inconsistent with a Certificate of Inclusionary Zoning Compliance approved by the Mayor pursuant to § 6-1041.05 .
D.C. Code § 6-703.05 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-703.05
§ 6-703.05. Notice requiring installation of means of egress or fire safety appliances.
Status: in_force

The notice from the Mayor of the District of Columbia requiring the erection of means of egress and other appliances required by the regulations promulgated under § 6-703.03 shall specify the character and number of means of egress or other appliances to be provided, the location of the same, and the time within which said means of egress or other appliances shall be provided, and in no case shall more than 90 days be allowed for compliance with said notice unless the Mayor shall, in his discretion, deem it necessary to extend their time.
D.C. Code § 6-301.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.02
§ 6-301.02. Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1451.07 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14A / § 6-1451.07
§ 6-1451.07. Green Building Fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established as a special fund the Green Building Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. The purpose of the Fund is to streamline administrative green building processes, improve sustainability performance outcomes, build capacity of development and administrative oversight professionals in green building skills and knowledge, institutionalize innovation, overcome barriers to achieving high-performance buildings, and continuously promote the sustainability of green building practices in the District.
(b) Monies obtained pursuant to §§ 6-1451.05 and 6-1451.08 shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the following:
  (1) The following amounts shall be transferred to the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund ("SETF") established by § 8-1774.10 :
    (A) For each of Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, a minimum of $900,000; and
    (B) For each fiscal year thereafter, 50% of monies in the Fund; and
  (2) Costs for at least 3 full-time employees at DCRA, or elsewhere as assigned by the Mayor, whose primary job duties are devoted to technical assistance, plan review, and inspections and monitoring of green buildings;
  (3) Additional staff and operating costs to provide training, technical assistance, plan review, inspections and monitoring of green buildings, and green codes development;
  (4) Research and development of green building practices;
  (5) Education, training, outreach, and other market transformation initiatives;
  (5A) Education and outreach on the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 22 of Title 8 ;
  (6) Seed support for demonstration projects, their evaluation, and when successful, their institutionalization;
  (7) Costs incurred to make green building materials accessible to low-income residents;
  (8) Costs to obtain the audit required by § 6-1453.01(c) .
  [(9)] Income-contingent subsidies to assist District property owners with the costs related to installation of retrofits that meet the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 22 of Title 8 ; and
(d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
(e) The Mayor may receive and administer grants for the purpose of carrying out the goals of this chapter .
D.C. Code § 6-1153 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1153
§ 6-1153. Review and approval of applications.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 6-1157 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1157
§ 6-1157. Applicability.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 6-1155 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1155
§ 6-1155. Judicial review.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 6-222 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-222
§ 6-222. Local law exemption.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 42 , shall not apply to the property managers of the residential component of any Housing Properties under the jurisdiction of the Authority. The activities of such property managers shall be regulated by the applicable statutes, rules, and regulations of the United States.
D.C. Code § 6-1062.06 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1062.06
§ 6-1062.06. Development of conceptual plan.
Status: in_force

The Council directs the Mayor through the appropriate agencies working with the Developer, the affected community (Ward 5), and the landowners and renters of the Capital City Market to develop a Final Conceptual Plan and an Agreement between the District and the Developer within 180 days of March 14, 2007. Once the Final Conceptual Plan and the Agreement have received affirmative written approval from property owners representing 50% or more of the site of the Capital City Market, the Mayor shall submit the Final Conceptual Plan and Agreement to the Council for approval within 30 days of such affirmative written approval.
D.C. Code § 6-301.18 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.18
§ 6-301.18. Acceptance of financial assistance authorized; urban renewal projects.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-321.06 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-321.06
§ 6-321.06. Council not required to transfer property needed for municipal purposes.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the said Council of the District of Columbia to transfer the right, title, and interest in and to so much of the property described in § 6-321.01 as the Council may determine, in its discretion, is required for municipal purposes or is to continue to be owned by the United States under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, for the benefit of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 6-301.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.04
§ 6-301.04. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency — Power to acquire and assemble real property;  condemnation;  utility facilities.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-201 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-201
§ 6-201. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Act” means this chapter.
(2) Repealed.
(3) “Apprehension” means the act of seizing or arresting a suspect.
(3A) “Area median income” means:
  (A) For a household of 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area as set forth in the periodic calculation provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
  (B) For a household of 3 persons, 90% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons;
  (C) For a household of 2 persons, 80% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons;
  (D) For a household of one person, 70% of the area median income for a household of 4 persons;
  (E) For a household of more than 4 persons, the area median income for a household of 4 persons, increased by 10% of the area median income for a family of 4 persons for each household member exceeding 4 persons (e.g., the area median income for a family of 5 shall be 110% of the area median income for a family of 4; the area median income for a household of 6 shall be 120% of the area median income for a family of 4).
(4) “Arrest” means the act of seizing and charging a suspect with the commission of a crime or violation.
(5) “Authority” means the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
(6) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners established by § 6-203.01 ; provided, that for the purposes of §§ 6-209(h) , 6-211(r) , and 6-220(b) , the term "Board" shall include any prior form in which the Board existed since the establishment of the Authority pursuant to this subchapter .
(7) “Book” means to enter an official charge against an arrested suspect on a police register.
(7A) “Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements” means the infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, walkways, streetscapes, curbs, gutters, and gas, electric, and water utility lines, and other publicly-owned infrastructure, and the relocation, construction, and redevelopment of certain public facilities located within or serving the Capper/Carrollsburg PILOT Area designated pursuant to § 47-4611 .
(7B) Repealed.
(8) Repealed.
(9) “Chief Financial Officer” or “CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District as established by § 1-204.24a(a) .
(10) “City-Wide Resident Advisory Board” means the group consisting of the President of each Resident Council and not more than 15 members selected by the residents.
(11) “Council” means the Council of the District of Columbia.
(12) “Commissioner” means a member of the Board.
(12A) "Criminal background information" means information about criminal arrests, criminal convictions, or pending criminal matters.
(13) “Day” or “Days” means a calendar day or days.
(13A) “Development costs” means all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the District of Columbia or the Authority relating to the development, redevelopment, purchase, acquisition, protection, financing, construction, expansion, reconstruction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, furnishing, equipping, and operating of the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements, including:
  (A) The costs of demolishing or removing buildings or structures on, and site preparation of, land acquired or used for, or in connection with, the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements;
  (B) Costs of relocation, construction, and redevelopment of the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements;
  (C) Expenses incurred for utility lines, structures, or equipment charges;
  (D) Interest prior to, and during, construction and for a period as may be necessary for the operation of the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements;
  (E) Provisions for reserves for principal and interest, capitalized interest, and extraordinary repairs and replacements;
  (F) Expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, energy efficiency technology, design and consulting, financial, and legal services;
  (G) Fees for letters of credit, bond insurance, debt service reserve insurance, surety bonds, or similar credit or liquidity enhancement instruments;
  (H) Costs and expenses associated with the conduct and preparation of specification and feasibility studies, plans, surveys, historic structure reports, and estimates of expenses and revenues;
  (I) Expenses necessary or incident to the District of Columbia or the Authority issuing bonds, notes, or other obligations to finance the acquisition, construction, or redevelopment of the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements and determining the feasibility and the fiscal impact of financing the acquisition, construction, or redevelopment of the Capper/Carrollsburg Public Improvements; and
  (J) The provision of a proper allowance for contingencies and initial working capital.
(14) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(15) “DCHAPD” means the Authority Police Department, the duly constituted police department of the Authority established under § 6-223 .
(16) “District government” means the Government of the District of Columbia.
(16A) “Domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .
(17) “DPAH” means the former Department of Public and Assisted Housing of the District.
(17A) "Dwelling unit" means any room or group of rooms located within a residential or mixed-use building and forming a single unit that is used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, and the preparation and eating of meals.
(18) “Execute” means to carry out or perform all necessary formalities to effect or enforce the directions of a court order, court decree, or warrant.
(19) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Authority.
(19A) “Extremely-low income” means an individual or family whose gross income does not exceed 30% of the area median income.
(19B) “For-profit activities” means ancillary activities to the main activities of the District of Columbia Housing Authority, such as retail, commercial office, manufacturing, or recreational real property development activities undertaken by for-profit entities intended to support or contribute to the financial viability of Housing Properties, but does not include residential real property development activities.
(20) “Fund” means the District of Columbia Housing Authority Fund established by § 6-202 .
(21) “General Counsel” means the Officer employed as the general counsel of the Authority.
(22) Repealed.
(23) “Housing Act of 1937” means the United States Housing Act of 1937, approved September 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 888; 42 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq.).
(23A) “Housing Choice Voucher Program” means the federal housing program authorized by section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, approved September 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 888; 42 U.S.C. § 1437(f) et seq.), and administered in the District of Columbia by the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
(24) “Housing Finance Agency” or “HFA” means the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency established by the Housing Finance Agency Act.
(25) “Housing Finance Agency Act” means Chapter 27 of Title 42 of the D.C. Official Code.
(26) “Housing Property” or “Housing Properties” means housing and related facilities for persons of low- and moderate-income, including housing and related facilities for the elderly, and housing and related facilities for people with disabilities; and housing, community facilities, and other properties intended to support or contribute to the financial viability of such housing and related facilities: (A) owned, operated, or managed by the Authority, or (B) the development or administration of which is assisted by the Authority.
(27) “HUD” means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(28) “Low-income families” or “persons of low-income” means families or persons whose incomes do not exceed 80% of the median area income in and for the Washington Metropolitan Area or shall be such other meaning as shall be established by HUD in the Housing Act of 1937.
(29) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(30) “Members of the DCHAPD” means those persons who are employed as police officers and special police officers by the Authority.
(31) “Metropolitan Police Department” means the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department or Metropolitan Police Force.
(32) “Mixed-Income Community” means a housing development which includes rental or homeownership units made available to persons or families of varying incomes and which includes Public-Housing-Assisted Units.
(33) Repealed.
(34) “Moderate-income families” or “persons of moderate-income” means families or persons whose incomes do not exceed 115% of the median area income in and for the Washington Metropolitan Area, or shall have such other meaning as may from time to time be established by HUD in the Housing Act of 1937.
(35) “Obligations” means revenue bonds, notes, mortgages, or other obligations (including refunding bonds, notes, or other obligations) to finance or refinance the undertakings of the Authority pursuant to this chapter.
(36) “Officer” means an Authority employee who is in a decision-making or supervisory position.
(36A) “Partnership Program for Affordable Housing” means the District of Columbia Housing Authority Program described in Chapter 93 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
(37) “Personnel Act” means Chapter 6 of Title 1 of the D.C. Official Code .
(38) “Power of arrest” means the ability to seize and arrest an alleged or suspected offender to answer for a crime.
(39) “Procurement Act” means Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2 of the D.C. Official Code .
(39A) “Project-based voucher assistance” means funds attached to a particular building, or set of buildings, owned and operated by a private or nonprofit housing provider.
(40) “Public Employee Relations Board” or “PERB” means the District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board established under § 1-605.01 .
(41) “Public-Housing-Assisted Unit” means any unit that is developed, operated, or maintained in whole or in part with federally-appropriated housing funds, including capital or revitalization funds and operating subsidy funds.
(42) “Receiver” means the receiver appointed to oversee the District of Columbia Housing Authority, operating pursuant to the order entered in Pearson v. Kelly, 92-CA-14030 (Sup. Ct. D.C. May 19, 1995).
(42A) “Rent Supplement Program” means the program established under § 6-226 to provide housing assistance to extremely low-income District residents, including those who are homeless and those in need of supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities.
(43) “Resident” means any individual who resides in a dwelling unit in a Public-Housing Assisted Unit as a signatory on a lease for said dwelling unit; is identified on the lease as a member of the family of the individual who is the signatory on the lease; or is a resident as defined in the Housing Act of 1937.
(43A) “Sponsor-based voucher assistance” means funds allocated under contract to a particular private or nonprofit housing provider to subsidize the rent, in units owned and operated by the provider, for a maximum number of households established by contract.
(43B) “Supportive housing” means housing provided in connection with voluntary services designed primarily to help tenants maintain housing, including coordination or case management, physical and mental health, substance use management and recovery support, job training, literacy and education, youth and children’s programs, and money management.
(43C) "Tenant-based voucher assistance" means housing subsidy payments provided for households with extremely low incomes or histories of homelessness to pay all or a portion of the household's rent in privately owned housing units in the District.
(44) “Weapon” means an instrument or device for offensive or defensive combat, or anything used, or designed to be used, for the purpose of harming, threatening, damaging, or injuring a person or property.
D.C. Code § 6-1104.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1104.03
§ 6-1104.03. Revolving fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1154 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1154
§ 6-1154. Exceptions.
Status: repealed

Expired.
D.C. Code § 6-1451.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 14A / § 6-1451.02
§ 6-1451.02. Publicly-owned, leased, and financed buildings and projects.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on September 25, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Permanent Version .*
*NOTE: This section includes amendments by emergency legislation that will expire on June 4, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation, click this link: Past Permanent Version .*
(a) (1) This subsection shall apply to all new construction and Level 3 alterations of:
    (A) Projects that are District-owned or District instrumentality-owned; and
    (B) Projects where at least 15% of the total cost is District-financed or District instrumentality-financed.
  (2) A nonresidential project shall:
    (A) (i) Within 2 years after the receipt of a certificate of occupancy, be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, at the silver level;  provided, that a public school shall be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, at the certification level;
      (ii) Notwithstanding sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, a public school shall be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings at the gold level or higher if sufficient funding for the construction or renovation is provided.
    (B) If the project is new construction of 10,000 square feet or more of gross floor area, and is a building type for which Energy Star® tools are available:
      (i) Be designed to achieve 75 points on the EPA national energy performance rating system, as determined by the Energy Star® Target Finder Tool;
      (ii) Be annually benchmarked using the Energy Star®Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool; and
      (iii) (I) Make benchmark and Energy Star® statements of energy performance available to DOEE within 60 days of being generated.
        (II) Upon receipt, DOEE shall make the benchmark and Energy Star® statements available to the public via an online database accessible through the DOEE website;
    (C) Institute building systems monitoring and maintenance accountability methods upon receipt of a certificate of occupancy;
    (D) Maintain net zero energy compliance unless the project is for the construction of:
      (i) A temporary building;
      (ii) An addition less than 10,000 square feet;
      (iii) A police, fire, emergency response, or Office of Unified Communications facility; provided, that the facility need not comply with energy conservation and obtainment standards otherwise required by § 6-1453.01(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, effective September 21, 2022 (D.C. Law 24-177; D.C. Official Code § 6-1453.01(a)(3)(A) and (B)) ("Clean Energy DC Building Act") , until the effective date of the final regulations issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 6-1453.01(b)(1) ;
      (iv) A natatorium; provided, that the aquatics center in which the natatorium is located need not comply with energy conservation and obtainment standards otherwise required by § 6-1453.01(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Clean Energy DC Building Act (D.C. Official Code § 6-1453.01(a)(3)(A) and (B)) , until the effective date of the final regulations issued by the Mayor pursuant to § 6-1453.01(b)(1) ; or
      (v) A project for which all permits necessary to begin construction were submitted before October 1, 2024, and that was not submitted to GBAC before [March 6, 2026]; and
    (E) Maintain compliance with §6-1453.01(a)(3)(D) .
  (3) If a residential project includes 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or more, the residential project shall:
    (A) Fulfill or exceed the current edition of the Green Communities standard, or a substantially similar standard;
    (B) Submit to DOB a copy of the standard’s self-certification checklist and a verification of meeting the standard’s requirements for energy efficiency, as part of the application for a certificate of occupancy; and
    (C) In the case of new construction or substantial rehabilitation, as that term is defined in § 42-3501.03(34) , in which a roof replacement or repair of 50% or more of the roof area is within the scope of the project in accordance with the District of Columbia Building Code (Title 12A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations), the developer shall incorporate rooftop renewable energy systems on-site wherever feasible except when:
      (i) There is not adequate solar access as determined by Chapter 13 of Title 12-I[CE] of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations;
      (ii) Mechanical equipment, HVAC systems, or other essential rooftop infrastructure are present;
      (iii) Rooftop amenities such as pools, decks, or recreational areas exist;
      (iv) Structural constraints, shading, or design limitations, as defined by DOB or DOEE, prevent effective solar generation; or
      (v) Other conditions identified in regulations issued by DOB or DOEE that render installation impracticable.
  (4) The requirements of this subsection shall apply:
    (A) On or after October 1, 2007, for a District-owned or District instrumentality-owned project that was initially funded in the Fiscal Year 2008 District budget or later;
    (B) On or after October 1, 2008, for a project on District-owned or District instrumentality-owned property, leased by a private entity as a result of a property disposition by lease, in Fiscal Year 2009 or later; and
    (C) On or after October 1, 2008, for a privately-owned project if 15% or more of a project’s total project cost was financed by the District or a District instrumentality in Fiscal Year 2009 or later.
  (5) The Mayor shall, as a condition of the financing of a District-financed or District instrumentality-financed project governed by this subsection, include a penalty that will be levied upon an applicant for failure to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. The penalties may include:
    (A) Prohibiting the applicant from receiving additional District or District instrumentality financing for a period of up to 5 years;
    (B) Assessing a fine as set forth in § 6-1451.05(f) ; or
    (C) Imposing an alternative penalty commensurate with the seriousness of the applicant’s failure to fulfill requirements of this chapter, as determined by the Mayor.
  (6) An applicant for new construction or substantial improvement of a mixed-use space shall fulfill or exceed the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings at the certified level for the mixed-use space of the project. Any requirements of § 6-1451.05 shall apply to the mixed-use space of the project. For the purposes of mixed-use space in this paragraph, the term:
    (A) “LEED” also includes LEED for Commercial Interiors and LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors; and
    (B) “Certificate of occupancy” refers to the first certificate of occupancy issued for a usable, habitable space at grade or above grade for the mixed-use space of the project.
  (7) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "net zero energy compliance" means compliance with a net-zero-energy standard, as that term is defined in § 6-1453.01(a)(3) .
(b) (1) This subsection shall apply to all tenant improvements of District-owned or District instrumentality-owned buildings.
  (2) On or after October 1, 2008, all tenants of District-owned or District instrumentality-owned building space shall obtain verification that the improved building space fulfills or exceeds the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, LEED for Commercial Interiors, or LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors, at the certification level, if:
    (A) The tenant improves at least 30,000 square feet gross floor area or more;
    (B) The improvements involve a comprehensive construction or alteration of partitions, electrical systems, and finishes; and
    (C) The building space has a certificate of occupancy for a commercial use.
(c) (1) This subsection shall apply to all District, and District instrumentality, owned or operated buildings.
  (2) Beginning January 20, 2009, the District shall benchmark 10 buildings owned or operated by the District using the Energy Star®Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool.
  (3) Beginning October 22, 2009, the District shall annually benchmark all District, and District instrumentality, owned or operated buildings, using the Energy Star® Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool, if the building:
    (A) Has at least 10,000 square feet of gross floor area; and
    (B) Is a building type for which Energy Star® benchmarking tools are available.
  (4) Benchmark and Energy Star® statements of energy performance for each building shall be made available to DOEE within 60 days of being generated. Upon receipt, DOEE shall make the benchmark and Energy Star® statements available to the public via an online database accessible through the DOEE website.
D.C. Code § 6-321.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-321.02
§ 6-321.02. Determination of necessity.
Status: in_force

The Council of the District of Columbia shall, prior to transferring to the Agency right, title, and interest in and to any of the said property described in § 6-321.01 , determine whether such property is necessary to the redevelopment of the southwest section of the District of Columbia in accordance with a master plan approved by it, and, if it so finds, it shall, acting on behalf of the United States, transfer and donate to the Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to so much of said property as it determines is necessary to carry out such master plan.
D.C. Code § 6-1109.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1109.01
§ 6-1109.01. Violations.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter, demolish, or construct any building or structure subject to the provisions of this subchapter or to subdivide any property subject to the provisions of this subchapter except in accordance with this subchapter or any rules, regulations, permits, or orders issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person acting under authority of or pursuant to a building permit or otherwise subject to this subchapter to fail to complete any alteration, repair, construction, or other work required as a condition of any order, permit approval, or enforcement action issued in accordance with this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 6-341.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-341.03
§ 6-341.03. Transfer of rights-of-way by Agency to District authorized.
Status: in_force

The Agency is authorized to transfer to the government of the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest of the Agency in that portion of the right-of-way formerly occupied by the railroads, which is now a part of the land included in the District of Columbia highway system, for which the Agency compensated the railroads and acquired the interest of said railroads, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized in this instance to pay the Agency the sum of $82,896 for said sites, which are described as follows:
(1) Part of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest, and E Street Southwest described in 1 piece as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the east line of Thirteen-and-a-Half Street Southwest with the northeasterly line of Maine Avenue Southwest; and running thence north 51 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds west 119.22 feet to the southerly line of said Thirteen-and-a-Half Street and E Street closed by plat recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 140, page 73; thence along said line south 71 degrees 17 minutes 15 seconds east 106.13 feet to the south line of said E Street; thence along said line due west 7.04 feet to the east line of said Thirteen-and-a-Half Street; thence along said line due south 40.0 feet to the point of beginning containing 1,990.50 square feet; all as shown on plat of computation recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 174, page 308.
(2) Part of 13th Street Southwest, described as follows: beginning for the same at the intersection of the east line of Thirteenth Street Southwest with the northeasterly line of Maine Avenue Southwest; and running thence north 71 degrees 17 minutes 15 seconds west 116.14 feet to the west line of said Thirteenth Street; thence along said line due north 42.37 feet to the southerly line of Thirteenth Street closed by plat recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 140, page 73; thence along said line south 71 degrees 17 minutes 15 seconds east 15.21 feet; thence still along said line due east 95.59 feet to the said east line of Thirteenth Street; thence along said line due south 74.75 feet to the point of beginning containing 6,209.20 square feet; all as shown on plat of computation recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in Survey Book 174, page 308.
D.C. Code § 6-101.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / § 6-101.04
§ 6-101.04. National Capital Housing Authority — Annual report — Proposals for operations of succeeding fiscal year.
Status: in_force

The objects set forth in § 6-101.01 shall be accomplished as rapidly as feasible and to this end the Authority shall, in each annual report, set forth what it proposes to do during the next succeeding fiscal year.
D.C. Code § 6-1041.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1041.03
§ 6-1041.03. Establishment of maximum rent and purchase price; publication requirement.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall establish the maximum rent or purchase price for the first sale of an inclusionary unit based upon either the actual income of the household selected by the Mayor to lease or purchase the unit or based upon a rental and price schedule as follows:
  (1) Rents based upon the actual income of a household shall be established so that the household will not expend more than approximately 30% of its annual income on rent and utilities.
  (2) Purchase prices based upon the actual income of a household shall be established so that the household will not expend more than approximately 30% of its annual income on mortgage payments, including principal, interest, and property insurance and taxes, home owner association or condominium fees, and utilities.
  (3) Maximum rent and purchase prices established through a schedule applicable to eligible households shall be set so that an eligible household earning 50% of the MFI, 60% of the MFI, 80% of the MFI, or other percentage of the MFI established by an order approving a Planned Unit Development pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 11-X of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations will expend no more than approximately 30% of its annual income on the applicable housing costs identified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
  (4) Repealed.
(b) The initial rental and prices schedule shall be published in the District of Columbia Register. The schedule may be modified as necessary to maintain the affordability of inclusionary units. The initial and revised schedules need not be offered for public comment through publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking and shall become effective upon publication in the District of Columbia Register. Each published schedule shall identify the assumptions underlying the prices and rents established, such as the mortgage term and the average interest rate, taxes, insurance, condominium fees used.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) the purchase price, for the second and all subsequent sales of an inclusionary unit shall equal not more than the purchase price paid by each seller plus the costs of the improvements permitted by regulation to be added to the purchase price, which amount shall be either multiplied by the percentage by which the consumer price index has risen or fallen since the date on which that seller purchased the property, or calculated pursuant to another formula as determined and published by the Mayor.
(d) The purchase price for the second and all subsequent sales of an inclusionary unit sold to the Mayor shall equal the purchase price paid by each seller plus the costs of the improvements permitted by regulation to be added to the purchase price, which amount shall be multiplied by 25% or the percentage that the consumer price index has risen or fallen, whichever is lower, since the date on which that seller purchased the property.
D.C. Code § 6-301.13 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.13
§ 6-301.13. Employment and expenditures authorized.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1071 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1071
§ 6-1071. Creation of Neighborhood Investment Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-229.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-229.03
§ 6-229.03. Tenant-Based Rent Supplement Program quarterly reporting.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Human Services shall submit to the Council, within 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a report on the Tenant-Based Rent Supplement Program.
(b) Each report shall include the following information:
  (1) Repealed.
  (2) The amount of money transferred to the Authority for each tenant-based voucher assistance program during the reporting period, listed separately by the program
    (A) In which the household is currently participating, including the Permanent Supportive Housing, Targeted Affordable Housing program, and the Rapid Rehousing program if applicable, and categorized by individual households and family households; and
    (B) To which the household is being referred, including the Permanent Supportive Housing and Targeted Affordable Housing program;
  (3) Repealed.
  (4) The number of households, categorized separately as individual households and family households, matched with a tenant-based voucher assistance program during the reporting quarter, listed separately by the program in which the household is participating, including the Permanent Supportive Housing and Targeted Affordable Housing program; and
  (5) The amount of money expended by the Department of Human Services during the reporting period on administrative costs related to the Tenant-Based Rent Supplement Program, which shall contain a breakdown by category of expense.
D.C. Code § 6-331.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-331.03
§ 6-331.03. District of Columbia Relocation Assistance Office.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established within the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency an office to be known as the District of Columbia Relocation Assistance Office (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall provide the relocation services authorized by § 6-331.01 , administer the payments authorized by former § 5-729 [Code, 1973 Ed.] and provide the relocation assistance which the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency is authorized to provide by §§ 6-301.01 to 6-301.20 [repealed] and any other act.
D.C. Code § 6-1005 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1005
§ 6-1005. Acquisition and disposition of real property.
Status: in_force

(a) Real property acquired for the purposes of this subchapter shall be acquired pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 13 of Title 16 . No such property shall be acquired unless its acquisition be authorized by the Council after notice of public hearing.
(b) Real property may also be acquired through gift, donation, bequest, assignment, or voluntary sale by the owner.
(c) (1) For the purposes of this subchapter, the Mayor may dispose of any real property owned by the District of Columbia by negotiation or public or private bid, on such terms and conditions as he deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of the subchapter with the consent of the Council, provided that prior to any such disposition there shall be a public hearing on the proposed terms and conditions after at least 30 days public notice. A proposed disposition shall be in accordance with § 10-801(c) -(e). Each proposed disposition shall be submitted to the Council for approval, in whole or in part, by resolution.
  (2) The proposed resolution to provide for the disposition of real property pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be submitted to the Council for a 90-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed disposition of the property, in whole or in part, by resolution within the 90-day period, the proposed resolution shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this section shall affect any requirements imposed upon the Mayor by subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
  (2A) (A) Approval of the resolution pertaining to the disposition or offering document by the Council under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall expire one year after the effective date of the approval resolution unless an exclusive right agreement has been executed, subject to the provisions of this section. If the Mayor determines before the end of the one-year period that the property cannot be disposed of, or that an exclusive right agreement pertaining to the property cannot be executed, within the one-year period, the Mayor may submit to the Council, no later than 30 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or days of Council recess, before the end of the one-year period, a resolution seeking additional time for the execution of an exclusive right agreement pertaining to the property. The resolution shall include a detailed status report on efforts made toward execution of an exclusive right agreement pertaining to the property and the reasons for the inability to execute an exclusive right agreement pertaining to the property within the one-year period. If the Council does not take action to approve or disapprove the resolution within 30 days of receipt of the resolution, not including Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, or days of Council recess, the resolution shall be deemed approved.
    (B) (i) If an exclusive right agreement is executed pertaining to property to be disposed of under this section, the agreement shall expire one year after the date of execution of the agreement unless:
        (I) A land disposition agreement has been executed, subject to the provisions of this section; or
        (II) The Mayor grants an extension of the expiration date, not to exceed 12 months. An extension shall be based on a determination that special factors exist justifying the extension. Factors considered shall include the need for zoning changes, historic preservation, street and alley closings, abatement of environmental hazards, and taking by eminent domain.
      (ii) If the Mayor determines before the end of the two-year period that no land disposition agreement can be executed within the two-year period, the Mayor may submit to the Council, no later than 30 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or days of Council recess, before the end of the two-year period a resolution seeking additional time for the disposition of the property. The resolution shall include a detailed status report on efforts made toward disposition of the property and the reasons for the inability to dispose of the property within the two-year period. If the Council does not take action to approve the resolution within the 30-day period, the resolution shall be deemed approved.
  (3) For real property under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education (“Board”) that the Board has determined to be no longer needed for educational purposes and for which jurisdiction has been transferred by the Board to the Mayor for disposal in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the Mayor shall submit to the Council a report on whether the Mayor intends for the property to be used by another agency of the District government. The report shall be submitted to the Council by the Mayor within 90 days of the transfer of the property to the Mayor by the Board. If the report is not submitted to the Council within the 90-day period, the Mayor shall dispose of the property in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and shall transmit to the Council the resolution required by paragraph (1) of this subsection within 180 days of the date of the transfer of the property to the Mayor by the Board.
D.C. Code § 6-1112 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1112
§ 6-1112. Administrative procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) In any case of demolition, alteration, subdivision, or new construction in which a hearing was held, the Mayor’s decision on such application shall not become final until 15 days after issuance. In all applications for which a hearing is held, the Mayor’s decision must be issued within 120 days after the hearing record is closed, including the filing of any required post-hearing submissions.
(b) All proceedings pursuant to this subchapter shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 2 .
D.C. Code § 6-226 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-226
§ 6-226. Rent Supplement Program: establishment of program and distribution of funds.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rent Supplement Program is established to provide housing assistance to extremely low-income District residents, including those who are homeless and those in need of supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities. The funding of this program is subject to appropriation. Rent Supplement Program assistance shall not constitute an entitlement.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter , the Authority shall award the funds appropriated for the Rent Supplement Program's sponsor-based voucher assistance.
  (2) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall award the funds appropriated for the Rent Supplement Program's project-based voucher assistance.
  (3) The Authority shall award the funds appropriated for ongoing tenant-based Rent Supplement Program voucher assistance.
  (4) The Authority shall award the funds appropriated for new tenant-based voucher assistance, including funds transferred by the Department of Human Services to the District of Columbia Housing Authority for the purposes of providing tenant-based voucher assistance.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in District law, the Authority shall administer the Rent Supplement Program according to the same policies and procedures as the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, including any administrative plan regulations that the Authority promulgates pursuant to federal law, as applicable. The Authority shall promulgate any additional rules, which are specific to the Rent Supplement Program and are needed to conform to District law, including the eligibility requirements in § 6-229.04 and the limitation to extremely low-income households. Such additional rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to limit the applicability of § 6-229.04 prior to the promulgation of such additional rules.
(d) Repealed.
(e) Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-101.01 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / § 6-101.01
§ 6-101.01. Declaration of policy; acquisition of property; improvements; sale, lease, or management; loans by Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby declared to be a matter of legislative determination that the conditions existing in the District of Columbia with respect to the use of buildings in alleys as dwellings for human habitation are injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to protect and promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the seat of the government by eliminating all such injurious conditions by employing all means necessary and appropriate for the purpose; and control by regulatory processes having proved inadequate and insufficient to remedy the evils, it is in the judgment of Congress necessary to acquire property in the District of Columbia by gift, purchase, or the use of eminent domain in order to effectuate the declared policy by the discontinuance of the use for human habitation in the District of Columbia of buildings in alleys, and thereby to eliminate the communities in the inhabited alleys in said District, and to provide decent, safe, adequate, and sanitary habitations for persons or families substantially equal in number to those who are to be deprived of habitation by reason of the demolition of buildings under the terms of this subchapter, and to prevent an acute shortage of decent, safe, adequate, and sanitary dwellings for persons of low income, and to carry out the policy declared in the Act approved May 18, 1918, as amended, of caring for the alley population in the District of Columbia, and to that end it is necessary to enact the provisions hereinafter set forth.
(b) In order to remedy the conditions and evils hereinbefore recited and to carry out the policy hereinbefore declared, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise:
  (1) Any land, building, or structures, or any interest therein, situated in or adjacent to any inhabited alley in the District of Columbia;
  (2) Any land, buildings, or structures, or any interest therein, within any square containing an inhabited alley, the acquisition of which is reasonably necessary for utilization, by replatting, improvement, or otherwise, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter , of any property acquired under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
  (3) Any other land, together with any structures that may be located thereon, in the District of Columbia that may be necessary to provide decent, safe, adequate, and sanitary housing accommodations for persons or families substantially equal in number to those who are to be deprived of habitation by reason of the demolition of buildings pursuant to the provisions of this title.
(c) The Authority is authorized and empowered to replat any land acquired under this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter ; to pave or repave any street or alley thereon; to construct sewers and watermains therein; to install streetlights thereon; to demolish, move, or alter any buildings or structures situated thereon and erect such buildings or structures thereon as deemed advisable; provided, however, that the same shall be done and performed in accordance with the laws and municipal regulations of the District of Columbia applicable thereto.
(d) The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to lease, rent, maintain, equip, manage, exchange, sell, or convey any such lands, buildings, or structures acquired under this title for such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, that sales of real property shall be made at public sale to the highest responsible bidder on terms satisfactory to the Authority after advertising for 3 consecutive weeks in at least 1 daily newspaper of general circulation published in the District of Columbia; provided, however, that the Authority may, without advertising, sell such property to a quasi-public institution or agency not organized or operated for private profit at not less than the cost of such property to the Authority, including improvements; and provided further, that if any such lands, buildings, or structures are required for the purposes of the United States or of the District of Columbia, they may be transferred thereto upon payment to the Authority of the reasonable value thereof.
(e) The Authority is authorized and empowered to aid in providing, equipping, managing, and maintaining houses and other buildings, improvements, and general community utilities on the property acquired under the provisions of this title, by loans, upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, to limited dividend corporations whose dividends do not exceed 6 per centum per annum, or to home owners to enable such corporations or home owners to acquire and develop sites on the property; provided, however, that no loan shall be made at a lower rate of interest than 5% per annum, and that all such loans shall be secured by reserving a 1st lien on the property involved for the benefit of the United States.
D.C. Code § 6-1308 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1308
§ 6-1308. Administrative provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary may determine necessary to carry out the policy of this chapter.
(b) Compliance with any regulation, instruction, or direction issued by the Secretary under this chapter shall to the extent thereof be a full acquittance and discharge for all purposes of the obligation of the person making the same. No person shall be held liable in any court or administrative proceeding for, or with respect to, anything done or omitted in good faith in connection with the administration of, or pursuant to and in reliance on, this chapter, or any regulation, instruction, or direction issued by the Secretary under this chapter.
(c) For purposes of administering this chapter:
  (1) The Secretary may accept details and assignments of employees of federal agencies to the Office of Foreign Missions on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis (with any such reimbursements to be credited to the appropriations made available for the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the employing agency); and
  (2) The Secretary may, to the extent necessary to obtain services without delay, exercise his authority to employ experts and consultants under § 3109 of Title 5, United States Code, without requiring compliance with such otherwise applicable requirements for that employment as the Secretary may determine, except that such employment shall be terminated after 60 days if by that time those requirements are not complied with.
(d) Contracts and subcontracts for supplies or services, including personal services, made by or on behalf of the Director shall be made after advertising, in such manner and at such times as the Secretary shall determine to be adequate to ensure notice and opportunity for competition, except that advertisement shall not be required when: (1) the Secretary determines that it is impracticable or will not permit timely performance to obtain bids by advertising; or (2) the aggregate amount involved in a purchase of supplies or procurement of services does not exceed $10,000. Such contracts and subcontracts may be entered into without regard to laws and regulations otherwise applicable to solicitation, negotiation, administration, and performance of government contracts. In awarding contracts, the Secretary may consider such factors as relative quality and availability of supplies or services and the compatibility of the supplies or services with implementation of this chapter.
(e) The head of any federal agency may, for purposes of this chapter:
  (1) Transfer or loan any property to, and perform administrative and technical support functions and services for the operations of, the Office of Foreign Missions (with reimbursements to agencies under this paragraph to be credited to the current applicable appropriation of the agency concerned); and
  (2) Acquire and accept services from the Office of Foreign Missions, including (whenever the Secretary determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter) acquisitions without regard to laws normally applicable to the acquisition of services by such agency.
(f) Assets of or under the control of the Office of Foreign Missions, wherever situated, which are used by or held for the use of a foreign mission shall not be subject to attachment, execution, injunction, or similar process, whether intermediate or final.
(g) Except as otherwise provided, any determination required under this chapter shall be committed to the discretion of the Secretary.
(h) (1) In order to implement this chapter, the Secretary may transfer to the working capital fund established by § 13 of this act such amounts available to the Department of State as may be necessary.
  (2) All revenues, including proceeds from gifts and donations, received by the Director or the Secretary in carrying out this chapter may be credited to the working capital fund established by § 13 of this act and shall be available for purposes of this chapter in accordance with that section.
  (3) Only amounts transferred or credited to the working capital fund established by § 13 of this act may be used in carrying out the functions of the Secretary or the Director under this chapter.
D.C. Code § 6-301.06 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-301.06
§ 6-301.06. Transfer, lease, or sale of real property for public and private uses.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-406 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / § 6-406
§ 6-406. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

The appropriation available for opening alleys and minor streets in the District of Columbia is hereby made available for the purpose of establishing building lines as provided for in this chapter.
D.C. Code § 6-263 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-263
§ 6-263. Disposition of assets on dissolution.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1053 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1053
§ 6-1053. Presentation of Comprehensive Housing Strategy; public meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 12 months after the Council’s confirmation of the Mayor’s nominations to the Task Force, the Task Force shall present the Comprehensive Housing Strategy to the Council and the Mayor.
(b) The Task Force shall hold at least 2 public meetings, which shall be convened at the following times:
  (1) Within 60 days after the Council’s confirmation of the Task Force members; and
  (2) After a draft of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy has been developed but prior to presenting the final Comprehensive Housing Strategy to the Council and the Mayor under section (a) of this section.
(c) At least 30 days before a public meeting, the Task Force shall provide the general public the following information regarding the meeting, the:
  (1) Time;
  (2) Date; and
  (3) Location.
(d) The Task Force shall provide all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the public meetings.
D.C. Code § 6-903 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / § 6-903
§ 6-903. Condemnation procedure; occupancy of condemned buildings.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever the Building Code Official, as defined in § 6-1401(1) , finds that any building or a part of any building ("building") is in such habitable or sanitary condition as to endanger the health or lives of the occupants or persons living in the vicinity, the Building Code Official is authorized to refer the building to the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings ("Board").  Referral to the Board shall be in addition to, and shall not preclude the Building Code Official from pursuing, any other remedies, penalties, or corrective actions authorized by District law or regulation.
  (2) A referral made pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall specify the basis for the Building Code Official’s determination that the building is in a condition to endanger the health or lives of the occupants or persons living in the vicinity.
(b) Upon referral of a building by the Building Code Official, the Board shall serve the owner of the building with a show-cause notice requiring him to show cause within a specified time, which shall not be less than 5 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the date of service of the notice, as to why the building should not be condemned.
(c) (1) If within the time period specified in the show-cause notice, the owner fails to show sufficient cause, in the opinion of the Board, to prevent condemnation, the Board shall issue an order condemning the building and ordering, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, that the building be put into a habitable and sanitary condition or be demolished and removed within the time specified in the order ("condemnation order").
  (2) The Board shall have the condemnation order served on the owner of the building and a copy affixed to the condemned building.
  (3) After a copy of a condemnation order has been affixed to a building, no person shall occupy the building.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall give an owner at least 30 days after service of the condemnation order to put the building in habitable and sanitary condition.
  (2) If the Board finds that the condition of the building is such as to cause immediate danger to the health or lives of the occupants or of persons living in the vicinity, the Board may specify a shorter time period than set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
D.C. Code § 6-1104.02 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 11 / § 6-1104.02
§ 6-1104.02. Prevention of demolition by neglect.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-203 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-203
§ 6-203. General powers of the Authority.
Status: in_force

In order that the Authority may fulfill its purposes to the fullest extent possible, it is hereby empowered and authorized to:
(1) Acquire real and personal property by purchase, lease, transfer, gift, exchange, or otherwise, or by power of eminent domain as herein conferred;
(2) Hold, own, operate, lease, and manage: real property and the improvements thereon; personal property; funds; accounts; and other assets related to the Authority’s purposes;
(3) Establish rules and regulations governing entrance onto Housing Properties; to charge unauthorized persons on the grounds of Housing Properties with unauthorized entry; and to issue orders barring unauthorized persons from the grounds of Housing Properties;
(4) Lease, sell, pledge, encumber, mortgage, convey, dispose of, or otherwise transfer: rights and interests in real property and the improvements thereon; personal property; funds; accounts; and other assets related to the Authority’s purposes;
(5) Construct, reconstruct, improve, repair, rehabilitate, revitalize, operate, lease, and maintain Housing Properties, including assisted-living developments; Mixed-Income Communities; Mixed-Population Housing; home ownership; condominium or cooperative units; family rental developments; housing for the elderly and residents with disabilities; special needs housing and other improvements related to or supporting any or all of the foregoing; and to contract with others for the performance of such activities;
(6) Demolish unsafe, unsound, unsanitary, or obsolete Housing Properties or other structures in connection with the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter and in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations; and to contract with others to perform such demolition;
(7) Lease, operate, manage, and maintain Housing Properties in furtherance of its purposes;
(8) Issue Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(9) Apply for, accept, receive, and utilize funds from public and private sources in the form of gifts, grants, or loans;
(10) Provide grants, guarantees, and loans in connection with the development, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement, operation, leasing, purchase, or sale of Housing Properties;
(11) Sue and be sued in its own name;
(12) Adopt and implement administrative procedures which shall be in compliance with subchapters I and II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , and all other applicable laws and regulations;
(13) Adopt and administer personnel policies and procedures, including grievance procedures, subject to collective bargaining for bargaining unit employees;
(14) Employ an Executive Director, a financial officer, and such other Officers, agents, and employees as it may require;
(15) Employ its own General Counsel, and to employ special counsel from time to time as needed;
(16) Adopt and administer its own procurement and contracting policies and procedures in accordance with § 6-219 ;
(17) Enter into contracts, joint ventures, or other cooperative arrangements with the District, the United States of America, other public entities, or private entities in furtherance of its purposes; provided, that:
  (A) Prior to the Authority contracting out to a private entity a service or activity performed by employees of the Authority, through established standards developed by rules and regulations, the Authority shall establish that the contracting out will achieve increased efficiencies and cost savings to the Authority over the duration of the contract of at least 5%;
  (B) The Authority shall establish procedures for permitting employees to submit bids or proposals to contract with the Authority as appropriate and in accordance with procurement and contracting policies and procedures established under § 6-219 ;
  (C) Any contractor who is awarded a contract that displaces Authority employees shall offer to any displaced employee a right-of-first refusal to employment by the contractor, in a comparable available position for which the employee is qualified, for at least a 6-month period during which the employee shall not be discharged without cause; and
  (D) If the employee’s performance during the 6-month period required by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph is satisfactory, the contractor shall offer the employee continued employment under the terms and conditions established by the contractor;
(18) Negotiate collective bargaining agreements with labor organizations;
(19) Establish nonprofit and for-profit corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other entities to act in furtherance of its purposes;
(20) Create a distinctive design and numbering system for identification of Authority motor vehicles and other property, including a DCHAPD license tag which shall be affixed to the license plates of the DCHAPD vehicles at the Authority’s expense;
(21) Develop, establish, adopt, and administer a personnel system, and publish rules and regulations setting forth minimum standards for all employees, including appointments, promotions, discipline, grievance, separation, compensation, employee disability and death benefits, leave, retirement, health and life insurance, and preferences. With regard to Authority employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, all such personnel rules, regulations, and standards shall only be applicable to such employees by agreement between their collective bargaining representative and the Authority;
(22) Exercise any power customarily possessed by public enterprises or private corporations performing similar functions, and to undertake any and all other activities as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the furtherance and accomplishment of the Authority’s mission, that are not in conflict with the laws of the District; and
(23) To petition the Mayor to acquire property through eminent domain in accordance with D.C. Official Code §§ 16-1311 to 16-1321 .
D.C. Code § 6-641.01a — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-641.01a
§ 6-641.01a. Multifamily residential covenants void.
Status: in_force

(a) Any covenant or deed restriction on any property within the District of Columbia is declared void and unenforceable as contrary to the public policy of the District if the covenant or deed restriction:
  (1) Was first executed, recorded, or otherwise imposed prior to the adoption of this subchapter ; and
  (2) Prohibits the encumbered property from being used for apartments, apartment houses, or multiple residential units that would otherwise be permissible under the regulations adopted under this subchapter .
D.C. Code § 6-751.02a — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-751.02a
§ 6-751.02a. Visual alert systems.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-1073 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / § 6-1073
§ 6-1073. Neighborhood Investment Program Target Areas.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-641.15 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-641.15
§ 6-641.15. Federal public buildings excepted from this subchapter.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to federal public buildings; provided, however, that, in order to ensure the orderly development of the national capital, the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of federal public buildings in the District of Columbia and the provision for open space in and around the same will be subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning Commission.
D.C. Code § 6-601.03 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-601.03
§ 6-601.03. Buildings exceeding 60 feet in height; hotels, apartments, and tenements of 3 or more stories; halls with seating capacity of 300 or more; churches.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-507 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / § 6-507
§ 6-507. Delegation of functions.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 6-221 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / § 6-221
§ 6-221. Financial disclosure and conflict of interest — employees.
Status: in_force

(a) An affidavit of financial disclosure shall be completed and submitted by each employee of the Authority prior to the effective date of employment, and shall be updated annually, if required by the Authority. Refusal to comply with this requirement shall be cause for removal or termination. The form or forms of disclosure shall be developed by the Authority’s General Counsel or designated Ethics Officer and approved by the Board, and the completed disclosure forms shall be retained in the records of the General Counsel or Ethics Officer.
(b) For a period of one year after termination or expiration of his or her term of employment, no Officer shall appear before any court or government department or agency as agent or attorney for anyone other than the Authority in connection with any proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest, or other particular matter in which the Authority is substantially interested, whether or not he or she took any action or made any decision as officer in connection with such matter. This provision shall not preclude compliance with a subpoena duly issued to any former Officer.
(c) (1) Any Officer or employee of the Authority who has a conflict of interest must disclose the nature and circumstances of the conflict to the Authority and the General Counsel. The General Counsel shall review conflict of interests and make a case-by-case legal determination whether there is a conflict of interest and, if so, whether there is good cause to waive the conflict of interest based upon the facts presented.
  (2) A conflict of interest shall include:
    (A) Any employee designated to handle purchasing or contracting for the Authority who has any financial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract to which the Authority is a party for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, or services; or
    (B) Any employee of the Authority in a decision-making capacity who has any financial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract to which the Authority is a party or in any entity involved directly or indirectly in any transaction with the Authority, including construction companies, real estate development firms, property management companies, and service providers.
(d) (1) The General Counsel shall notify the Executive Director if a conflict of interest exists involving any employee or Officer. The General Counsel shall determine whether:
    (A) There is an appearance of a conflict of interest;
    (B) There is a conflict of interest;
    (C) There is no conflict of interest; or
    (D) There is good cause to waive the conflict of interest provisions because an extraordinary situation exists and the Authority would benefit from the waiver.
  (2) A conflict of interest may be resolved by public disclosure of the conflict of interest and recusal from the decision making process with respect to the conflict, divestiture, or any other manner that does not violate local or federal law.
D.C. Code § 6-1312 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1312
§ 6-1312. Presidential approved procedures and guidelines.
Status: in_force

The authorities granted to the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exercised in accordance with procedures and guidelines approved by the President.
D.C. Code § 6-703.06 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / § 6-703.06
§ 6-703.06. Violation of §§ 6-703.03 to 6-703.09.
Status: in_force

Any owner entitled to the beneficial use, rental, or control of any building failing or neglecting to provide means of egress, guide signs, guide lights, exit lights, hall and stairway lights, standpipes, fire extinguishers, alarm gongs and striking stations, or other appliances required by the regulations promulgated under §§ 6-703.03 to 6-703.09 after notice from the Mayor of the District of Columbia or his designated agents so to do, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 per day for each and every day he fails to comply with such notice. Any person violating any other provision of §§ 6-703.03 to 6-703.09 or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be punished, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 per day for each and every day such violation exists.
D.C. Code § 6-1304 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 13 / § 6-1304
§ 6-1304. Provision of benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the request of a foreign mission, benefits may be provided to or for that foreign mission by or through the Director on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve.
(b) If the Secretary determines that such action is reasonably necessary on the basis of reciprocity or otherwise:
  (1) To facilitate relations between the United States and a sending state;
  (2) To protect the interests of the United States;
  (3) To adjust for costs and procedures of obtaining benefits for missions of the United States abroad; or
  (4) To assist in resolving a dispute affecting United States interests and involving a foreign mission or sending state, then the Secretary may require a foreign mission: (A) to obtain benefits from or through the Director on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve; or (B) to forego the acceptance, use, or relation of any benefit or to comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine as a condition to the execution or performance in the United States of any contract or other agreement, the acquisition, retention, or use of any real property, or the application for or acceptance of any benefit (including any benefit from or authorized by any federal, state, or municipal governmental authority, or any entity providing public services).
(c) Terms and conditions established by the Secretary under this section may include:
  (1) A requirement to pay to the Director a surcharge or fee; and
  (2) A waiver by a foreign mission (or any assignee of or person deriving rights from a foreign mission) of any recourse against any governmental authority, any entity providing public services, any employee or agent of such an authority or entity, or any other person, in connection with any action determined by the Secretary to be undertaken in furtherance of this chapter.
(d) For purposes of effectuating a waiver of recourse which is required under this section, the Secretary may designate the Director or any other officer of the Department of State as the agent of a foreign mission (or of any assignee of or person deriving rights from a foreign mission). Any such waiver by an officer so designated shall for all purposes (including any court or administrative proceeding) be deemed to be a waiver by the foreign mission (or the assignee of or other person deriving rights from a foreign mission).
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to preclude or limit in any way the authority of the United States Secret Service to provide protective services pursuant to § 3056 or § 3056A of Title 18, United States Code, at a level commensurate with protective requirements as determined by the United States Secret Service.
D.C. Code § 6-321.04 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / § 6-321.04
§ 6-321.04. Lease of property by Agency; other transfers limited; priority of owner of displaced business concern.
Status: in_force

The Agency is hereby authorized, in accordance with the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and § 6-321.01 , to lease or sell to a redevelopment company or other lessee or purchaser such real property as may be transferred to the Agency under the authority of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 6-641.07 — DC Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / § 6-641.07
§ 6-641.07. Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Status: in_force

(a) A Board of Zoning Adjustment is hereby created which shall be composed of 1 member of the National Capital Planning Commission or a member of the staff thereof to be designated in either case by such Commission and appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; 1 member of the Zoning Commission or a member of the staff thereof to be designated in either case by such Commission and appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 3 other members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia, each of whom shall have been a resident of the District of Columbia for at least 3 years immediately preceding his appointment and at least 1 of whom shall own his own home.
(b) The representative of the National Capital Planning Commission may be changed from time to time by such Commission in its discretion and in case of a vacancy in the position by death, resignation, or other disability, a new representative shall be designated by the said Commission and appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fill said vacancy. The representative of the Zoning Commission may be changed from time to time by such Commission in its discretion and in case of a vacancy in the position by death, resignation, or other disability, a new representative shall be designated by the said Commission and appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fill said vacancy. The terms of the 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia shall be 3 years each, excepting that, in the case of the initial appointments, 1 shall be for a term of 1 year and one for a term of 2 years. In case of any vacancy in the position of any of the 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council of the District of Columbia, the same shall be filled for the remainder of the term.
(c) The Zoning Commission may provide and specify in its zoning regulations general rules to govern the organization and procedure of the Board of Adjustment not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, and the Board of Adjustment may adopt supplemental rules of procedure which shall be subject to the approval of the Zoning Commission after public hearing thereon as provided in § 6-641.03 . The Board of Adjustment shall choose its Chairman and its other officers. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
(d) The regulations adopted by the Zoning Commission may provide that the Board of Adjustment may in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate principles, standards, rules, conditions, and safeguards set forth in the regulations, make special exceptions to the provisions of the zoning regulations in harmony with their general purpose and intent. The Commission may also authorize the Board of Adjustment to interpret the zoning maps and pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary lines or similar questions as they arise in the administration of the regulations.
(e) The Board of Adjustment shall not have the power to amend any regulation or map.
(f) Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved, or organization authorized to represent such person, or by any officer or department of the government of the District of Columbia or the federal government affected, by any decision of the Director of the Department of Buildings granting or refusing a building permit or granting or withholding a certificate of occupancy, or any other administrative decision based in whole or in part upon any zoning regulation or map adopted under this subchapter. The Mayor of the District of Columbia may require and fix the fee to be charged for an appeal, which fee shall be paid, as directed by said Mayor, with the filing of the appeal; provided, that no citizens’ association, or association created for civic purposes and not for profit shall be required to pay said fee. There shall be a public hearing on appeal.
(g) Upon appeals the Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers:
  (1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by the appellant that there is error in any order, requirement, decision, determination, or refusal made by the Director of the Department of Buildings or the Mayor of the District of Columbia or any other administrative officer or body in the carrying out or enforcement of any regulation adopted pursuant to this subchapter;
  (2) To hear and decide, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations adopted by the Zoning Commission, requests for special exceptions or map interpretations or for decisions upon other special questions upon which such Board is required or authorized by the regulations to pass;
  (3) Where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness, or shape of a specific piece of property at the time of the original adoption of the regulations or by reason of exceptional topographical conditions or other extraordinary or exceptional situation or condition of a specific piece of property, the strict application of any regulation adopted under this subchapter would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to or exceptional and undue hardship upon the owner of such property, to authorize, upon an appeal relating to such property, a variance from such strict application so as to relieve such difficulties or hardship, provided such relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent, purpose, and integrity of the zone plan as embodied in the zoning regulations and map;
  (4) In exercising the above-mentioned powers, the Board of Adjustment may, in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, determination, or refusal appealed from or may make such order as may be necessary to carry out its decision or authorization, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer or body from whom the appeal is taken.
(h) The concurring vote of not less than a full majority of the members of the Board shall be necessary for any decision or order.
(i) Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the Zoning Commission from providing by regulation for appeals to it from any action of the Board of Zoning Adjustment.