D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-1500

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 14-1500 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1500.1

This chapter shall provide the minimum procedures and guidelines for implementation of D.C. Law 3-45, the "Realty Violations Correction Fund Act of 1979," which authorizes the correction of housing code violations when an owner fails or refuses to correct the condition, and D.C. Law 4-205 the "Summary Abatement of Life-or-Health Threatening Conditions Act of 1982" which authorized summary correction of violations where life-or-health threatening conditions exist.

1500.2

This chapter shall apply when the violation of any law or regulation of the District of Columbia requires corrective action by the owner of any real property including vacant lots in the District of Columbia.

1500.3

Each section and every part of each section of this chapter is hereby declared independent of every other section or part, and the finding or holding of any section or part to be void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part.

1500.4

The Director may, for good cause shown, waive any of the provisions of this chapter, if not otherwise prohibited by law.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-1500

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 7860 (December 19, 1986)

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Realty Violations Correction Fund Act of 1979, D.C. Law 3-45, 27 DCR 341 (January 25, 1980), incorporating the text of D.C. Act 3-123, 26 DCR 2305 (November 9, 1979); as amended by the Summary Abatement of Life-or-Health Threatening Conditions Act of 1982, D.C. Law 4-205, 30 DCR 1345 (March 25, 1983), incorporating the text of D.C. Act 4-289, 30 DCR 188 (January 14, 1983).