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DC Code § 42-2009 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2009. Plat of condominium subdivision — Contents thereof; certification and recordation

(a) Whenever the owner or the co-owners of any square or lot duly subdivided in conformity with § 1-1320 or other applicable laws of the District of Columbia shall deem it necessary to subdivide the same into a condominium project of convenient condominium units for sale and occupancy and means of access for their accommodation, he may cause a plat or plats to be made by the surveyor of the District of Columbia, on which said plats, together, shall be expressed: (1) The ground dimensions as set forth under such § 1-1320 and the exterior lengths of all lines of the building; (2) For each floor or floors, in the instance of condominium units consisting of more than 1 floor, of the condominium subdivision, the number or letter, dimensions, and lengths of finished interior surfaces of unit dividing walls of the individual condominium units; the elevations (or average elevation, in case of slight variance) from a fixed known point, of finished floors and of finished ceilings of such condominium units situate upon the same floor, and further expressing the area, the relationship of each unit to the other upon the same floor and their relationship to the common elements upon said floor; provided, that when a unit is situated on more than 1 floor, access shall be provided within the unit between the portion of the unit on any 1 floor and the portion of the unit on any other floor in addition to any outside access which might be provided to any portion of the unit; (3) The dimensions and lengths of the interior finished surface of walls, elevations, from said same fixed known point, of the finished floors and of the finished ceilings of the general common elements of the building, and, in proper case, of the limited common elements restricted to a given number of condominium units, expressing which are those units; and (4) Any other data necessary for the identification of the individual condominium units and the general and limited common elements. (b) And said owners or co-owners may certify such condominium subdivisions under their hands and seals in the presence of 2 credible witnesses, upon the same plat or on a paper or a parchment attached thereto. And the same shall thereupon be put up, labeled, indexed, and preserved for record and deposit with the office of the surveyor for the District of Columbia in like manner as land subdivisions have been heretofore recorded or in such other books as the said surveyor may prescribe.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 452, Pub. L. 88-218, § 9; Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 586, Pub. L. 88-475, § 1(c); Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-255, § 48(b), 44 DCR 1271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1709. 1973 Ed., § 5-909. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2003. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2010 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2010. Plat of condominium subdivision — Reference thereto for description; conveyance of unit includes share in common elements

When a plat of a condominium project and subdivision shall be so certified, examined, and recorded, the purchaser of any condominium unit thereof or any person interested therein may refer to the plat and record for description in the same manner as to squares and lots divided between the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the original proprietors and in the same manner as has been heretofore the practice for land subdivisions; provided, that said purchaser or other person interested therein shall also make reference to the plat of land subdivision appearing prior to the establishment of the condominium subdivision thereupon. Any such conveyance of an individual condominium unit shall be deemed to also convey the undivided interest of the owner in the common elements, both general and limited, and of any accessory units, if any, appertaining to said condominium unit without specifically or particularly referring to the same.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 453, Pub. L. 88-218, § 10.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1710. 1973 Ed., § 5-910. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2006 and § 42-2011. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001. Change in Government This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
DC Code § 42-2012 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2012. Merger no bar to reconstitution

The merger provided for in the preceding section shall in no way bar the subsequent constitution of the property into another horizontal property regime whenever so desired and upon observance of the provisions of this subchapter.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 454, Pub. L. 88-218, § 12.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1712. 1973 Ed., § 5-912. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2013 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2013. Bylaws — Availability for examination; made part of declaration; amendment; compliance mandatory

(a) The administration of every project constituted into a horizontal property regime shall be governed by the bylaws as the council of co-owners may from time to time adopt, which said bylaws together with the declaration, including recorded attachments thereto, referred to in § 42-2006 shall be available for examination by all the co-owners, their duly authorized attorneys or agents, at convenient hours on working days that shall be set and announced for general knowledge. (b) A true copy of said bylaws shall be annexed to the declaration referred to in § 42-2006 and made a part thereof. No modification of or amendment to the bylaws shall be valid unless set forth in an amendment to the declaration and such amendment is duly recorded. (c) Each unit owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either of the same may be lawfully amended from time to time. Failure to comply with any of the same shall be ground for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the manager, the administrator, board of directors or of administration, or as specified in the bylaws or in proper case, by an aggrieved unit owner.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 454, Pub. L. 88-218, § 13; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1713. 1973 Ed., § 5-913. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2014 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2014. Plat of condominium subdivision — Necessary; modification of administration

(a) The bylaws must necessarily provide for at least the following: (1) Form of administration, indicating whether this shall be in charge of an administrator, manager, or of a board of directors, or of administration, or otherwise, and specifying the powers, manner of removal, and, where proper, the compensation thereof; (2) Method of calling or summoning the co-owners to assemble; that a majority of co-owners is required to adopt decisions, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter; who is to preside over the meeting and who will keep the minute book wherein the resolutions shall be recorded; (3) Care, upkeep, and surveillance of the project and its general or limited common elements and services; (4) Manner of collecting from the co-owners for the payment of common expenses; (5) Designation, hiring, and dismissal of the personnel necessary for the good working order of the project and for the proper care of the general or limited common elements and to provide services for the project; (6) Such restrictions on or requirements respecting the use and maintenance of the units and the use of the common elements as are designed to prevent unreasonable interference with the use of the respective units and of the common elements by the several unit owners; (7) Designation of person authorized to accept service of process in any action relating to 2 or more units or to the common elements as authorized under § 42-2024. Such person must be a resident of and maintain an office in the District of Columbia; and (8) Notice as to the existence or nonexistence of a declaration in trust for the enforcement of the lien for common expenses permitted under § 42-2019. (b) The sole owner of the project, or if there be more than 1, the co-owners representing two-thirds of the votes provided for in § 42-2006 may at any time modify the system of administration, but each one of the particulars set forth in this section shall always be embodied in the bylaws.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 455, Pub. L. 88-218, § 14; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945; Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-255, § 48(c), 44 DCR 1271.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1714. 1973 Ed., § 5-914. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2011, § 42-2024, and § 42-2025. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2015 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2015. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit

The manager, administrator, or the board of directors, or of administration, or other form of administration specified in the bylaws, shall keep books with detailed accounts in chronological order, of the receipts and of the expenditures affecting the project and its administration and specifying the maintenance and repair expenses of the common elements and any other expenses incurred. Both said books and the vouchers accrediting the entries made thereupon shall be available for examination by the co-owners, their duly authorized agents or attorneys, at convenient hours on working days that shall be set and announced for general knowledge. All books and records shall be kept in accordance with good accounting practice and shall be audited at least once a year by an auditor outside the organization.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 455, Pub. L. 88-218, § 15; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1715. 1973 Ed., § 5-915. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2016 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2016. Common profits and expenses; taxation; proportional contributions for administration and maintenance mandatory; determination of amount due and assessment of lien

(a) The common profits of the property shall be distributed among and the common expenses shall be charged to the unit owners according to the percentages established by § 42-2006; provided, that for purposes of the application of subchapter II of Chapter 18 of Title 47, the council of co-owners shall, in accordance, with the provisions of said subchapter, be regarded as constituting an unincorporated business and shall file returns and pay taxes upon the taxable income derived from the common areas without regard to the “common profits” as defined in this subchapter. (b) All co-owners are bound to contribute in accordance with the said percentages toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repairs of the general common elements, and, in proper case, of the limited common elements of the project and toward any other expenses lawfully agreed upon by the council of co-owners. (c) No owner shall be exempt from contributing toward such common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of the common elements both general and limited, or by the abandonment of the condominium unit belonging to him. (d) Said contribution may be determined, levied, and assessed as a lien on the first day of each calendar or fiscal year, and may become and be due and payable in such installments as the bylaws may provide, and said bylaws may further provide that upon default in the payment of any 1 or more of such installments, the balance of said lien may be accelerated at the option of the manager, board of directors, or of management and be declared due and payable in full.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 456, Pub. L. 88-218, § 16; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1716. 1973 Ed., § 5-916. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2017, § 42-2018, and § 42-2019. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2017 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2017. Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance

(a) The lien determined, levied and assessed in accordance with § 42-2016 shall have preference over any other assessments, liens, judgments, or charges of whatever nature, except the following: (1) Real estate taxes, other taxes arising out of or resulting from the ownership, use, or operation of the common areas, special assessments, including, but not limited to, special assessments for sewer mains, water mains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, alleys, paving of streets, roads and avenues, removal or abatement of nuisances, and special assessments levied in connection with condemnation proceedings instituted by the District of Columbia, and water charges and sanitary sewer service charges levied on the condominium unit, and judgments, liens, preferences, and priorities for any tax assessed against a co-owner by the United States or the District of Columbia or due from or payable by a co-owner to the United States or the District of Columbia, and judgments, liens, preferences, and priorities in favor of the District of Columbia for assessments or charges referred to in this paragraph. (2) The liens of any deeds of trust, mortgage instruments, or encumbrances duly recorded on the condominium unit prior to the assessment of the lien thereon or duly recorded on said unit after receipt of a written statement from the manager, board of directors, or of management reflecting that payments on said lien were current as of the date of recordation of said deed of trust, mortgage instrument, or encumbrance. (b) Upon a voluntary sale or conveyance of a condominium unit all unpaid assessments against a grantor co-owner for his pro rata share of the expenses to which § 42-2016 refers shall first be paid out of the sales price or by the grantee in the order of preference set forth above. Upon an involuntary sale through foreclosure of a deed of trust, mortgage, or encumbrance having preference as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section a purchaser thereunder shall not be liable for any installments of such lien as became due prior to his acquisition of title. Such arrears shall be deemed common expenses, collectible from all co-owners, including such purchaser.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 456, Pub. L. 88-218, § 17.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1717. 1973 Ed., § 5-917. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2022. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2018 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2018. Joint and several liability of purchaser and seller of unit for amounts owing under § 42-2016; purchaser’s right of indemnity; right to statement of amount of unpaid assessments

The purchaser of a condominium unit in a voluntary sale shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller for the amounts owing by the latter under § 42-2016 upon his interest in the condominium unit up to the time of conveyance; without prejudice to the purchaser’s right to recover from the other party the amounts paid by him as such joint debtor; provided, that any such purchaser, or a lender under a deed of trust, mortgage, or encumbrance, or parties designated by them, shall be entitled to a statement from the manager, board of directors, or of administration, as the case may be, setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments against the seller or borrower, and the unit conveyed or encumbered shall not be subject to a lien for any unpaid assessment in excess of the amount set forth.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 457, Pub. L. 88-218, § 18.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1718. 1973 Ed., § 5-918. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2019. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2020 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2020. Authority to obtain hazard insurance; held in trust; no effect on right to insure individual unit

The manager or the board of directors, if required by the bylaws or by a majority of the co-owners, or at the request of a mortgagee having a first mortgage of record covering a unit, shall have the authority to, and shall, obtain insurance for the property against loss or damage by fire and such other hazards under such terms and for such amounts as shall be required or requested. Such insurance coverage shall be written on the property in the name of such manager or of the board of directors of the council of co-owners, as trustee for each of the unit owners in the percentages established in the declaration. Premiums shall be common expenses. Provision for such insurance shall be without prejudice to the right of each unit owner to insure his own unit for his benefit.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 458, Pub. L. 88-218, § 20.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1720. 1973 Ed., § 5-920. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2021 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2021. Application of insurance proceeds to reconstruction; pro rata distribution in certain cases according to bylaws or decision of council

(a) In case of fire or other disaster the insurance indemnity shall, except as provided in the next succeeding subsection of this section, be applied to reconstruct the project. (b) Reconstruction shall not be compulsory where destruction comprises the whole or more than two-thirds of the project and other improvements in a condominium project. In such cases, and unless otherwise unanimously agreed upon by the co-owners, the indemnity shall be delivered pro rata to the co-owners entitled to it in accordance with provisions made by the bylaws or in accordance with a decision of three-fourths of the co-owners, if there be no bylaw provision, after first paying off, out of the respective shares of the unit owners, to the extent sufficient for the purpose, all liens on the unit of each co-owner. Should it be proper to proceed with the reconstruction, the provision for such eventuality made in the bylaws shall be observed, or in lieu thereof, the decision of the council of co-owners shall prevail, subject to all provisions of law and regulations of the District of Columbia then in effect.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 458, Pub. L. 88-218, § 21; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), (3), 21 DCR 3945.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1721. 1973 Ed., § 5-921. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2011. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
DC Code § 42-2022 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 42 - Real Property|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes|Subchapter I - General|§ 42-2022. Sharing of reconstruction cost where project not insured or insurance indemnity insufficient

Where the project is not insured or where the insurance indemnity is insufficient to cover the cost of reconstruction the new project costs shall be paid by all the co-owners in the same proportion as their proportionate ownership of the common elements of the condominium project, and if any 1 or more of those composing the minority shall refuse to make such payments, the majority may proceed with the reconstruction at the expense of all the co-owners and the share of the resulting common expense may be assessed against all the co-owners and such assessment for this expense shall have the same priority as provided under § 42-2017.  (Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 458, Pub. L. 88-218, § 22; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 45-1722. 1973 Ed., § 5-922. Section References This section is referenced in § 42-2011. Editor's Notes Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.