Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 42-1902.06Construction of terms in instruments; designation of unit boundaries; division of property within and without unit boundary; common element serving single unit.
- § 42-1902.07Instruments construed together and incorporate one another; when conflict arises.
- § 42-1902.08Provisions of instrument severable; unlawful provisions void; rule against perpetuities; restraints on alienation; unreasonable restraint.
- § 42-1902.09Compliance with condominium chapter and instruments.
- § 42-1902.10Contents of declaration; where condominium contains convertible land; expandable, contractable and leasehold condominiums; easements; additionally required descriptions.
- § 42-1902.11Allocation of interests in common elements; proportionate or equal shares; statement in declaration; no alteration nor disposition without unit; no partition.
- § 42-1902.12Allocation where condominium expandable or contains convertible land; reallocation following addition of land; where all convertible space converted to common elements; effect of reduction in number of units.
- § 42-1902.13Assignments of limited common elements; method of reassignment; amendment of instruments and recordation thereof.
- § 42-1902.14Recordation of plat and plans; contents; certification; when new plat, survey, and recordation necessary; provisions applicable to limited common elements; filing with Office of Surveyor.
- § 42-1902.15Preliminary recordation of plans.
- § 42-1902.16Easement for encroachments and support; where liability not relieved.
- § 42-1902.17Conversion of convertible lands; recordation of appropriate instruments; character of convertible land; tax liability; time limitation on conversion.
- § 42-1902.18Conversion of convertible spaces; amendment of declaration and bylaws; recordation; status of convertible space not converted.
- § 42-1902.19Expansion of condominiums; amendment of declaration; recordation; reallocation of interests in common elements.
- § 42-1902.20Contraction of condominiums; amendment of declaration; recordation; withdrawal of land after conveyance of unit.
- § 42-1902.21Declarant’s easement over common elements for purpose of improvements, etc.
- § 42-1902.22Sales offices, model units, etc.; authorization; when become common elements.
- § 42-1902.23Representations or commitments relating to additional or withdrawable land; declarant’s obligation to complete or begin improvements designated for such; liability for damages arising out of use of certain easements.
- § 42-1902.24Improvements or alterations within unit; exterior appearance not to be changed; merger of adjoining units.
- § 42-1902.25Relocation of boundaries between units; when permitted; written application; amendment of declaration and bylaws; reallocation of common elements; altered maps and plans; recordation and effect thereof; scope of provisions.
- § 42-1902.26Subdivision of units; when permitted; written application; amendment of declaration and bylaws; reallocation of common elements; altered maps and plans; recordation and effect thereof; scope of provisions.
- § 42-1902.27Amendment of instruments.
- § 42-1902.28Termination of condominium.
- § 42-1902.29Condominium lease; recordation; terms; leasehold payments; increases; sale or assignation; offer to unit owners’ association; renewal.
- § 42-1902.30Transfer of special declarant rights.
- § 42-1903.01Bylaws; recordation; unit owners’ association and executive board thereof; powers and duties; officers; amendment and contents thereof; responsibility for insurance on common elements.
- § 42-1903.02Control by declarant; limitations; contracts entered on behalf of unit owners; declarant to act where owners’ association or officers thereof not existent; graduated representation of unit owners in executive board; strict construction.
- § 42-1903.03Meetings; electronic notice.
- § 42-1903.04Meetings — Executive board; quorums.
- § 42-1903.05Allocation of votes within unit owners’ association; vote where more than 1 owner of unit; proxies; majority; provisions not applicable to units owned by association.
- § 42-1903.06Officers; disqualification.
- § 42-1903.07Maintenance, repair, etc., of condominiums; right of access for repair; liability for damages arising from exercise thereof; warranty against structural defects; limitations upon actions; bond or other security.
- § 42-1903.08Unit owners’ associations; powers and rights; deemed attorney-in-fact to grant and accept beneficial easements.
- § 42-1903.09Tort and contract liability of association and declarant; judgment liens against common property and individual units.
- § 42-1903.10Insurance obtained by association; notice to unit owners.
- § 42-1903.11Rights to surplus funds.
- § 42-1903.12Liability for common expenses; special assessments; proportionate liability fixed in bylaws; installment payment of assessments; when assessment past due; interest thereon.
- § 42-1903.13Lien for assessments against units; priority; recordation not required; enforcement by sale; notice to delinquent owner and public; distribution of proceeds; power of executive board to purchase unit at sale; limitation; costs and attorneys’ fees; statement of unpaid assessments; liability upon transfer of unit.
- § 42-1903.14Books, minutes, and records; inspection.
- § 42-1903.15Limitation on right of first refusal and other restraints on alienation; recordable statement of waiver of rights to be supplied promptly upon request.
- § 42-1903.16Warranty against structural defects; limitation for conversion condominiums; exclusion or modification of warranty.
- § 42-1903.17Statute of limitations for warranties.
- § 42-1903.18Master associations — Authorization; powers; rights and responsibilities of unit owners; election of executive board.
- § 42-1903.19Merger or consolidation of condominiums.
- § 42-1903.20Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements.
- § 42-1903.21Unit owners’ association as trustee.
- § 42-1904.01Exemptions.
- § 42-1904.02No offer or disposition of unit prior to registration; current public offering statement; right of cancellation by purchaser; form therefor prescribed by Mayor.
- § 42-1904.03Application for registration; contents; later registration of additional units; availability for public inspection; fee to be determined by Mayor.
- § 42-1904.04Public offering statement; form prescribed by Mayor; contents; use in promotions; material change in information and amendment of statement.
- § 42-1904.05Application for registration — Investigation by Mayor upon receipt.
- § 42-1904.06Application for registration — Notice of filing; registration or rejection; notice of need for rejection; hearing.
- § 42-1904.07Registration; annual updating report by declarant; termination.
- § 42-1904.08Conversion condominiums; additional contents of public offering statement; notice of intent to convert; tenant’s and subtenant’s right to purchase; notice to vacate.
- § 42-1904.09Escrow of deposits; to bear interest; not subject to attachment.
- § 42-1904.10Copies of declaration and bylaws to be furnished to purchaser by declarant.
- § 42-1904.11Resale by unit owner; seller to obtain appropriate statements from association and furnish to purchaser; scope of provisions.
- § 42-1904.12Mayor to administer chapter; rules and regulations; advertising materials; abbreviated public offering statement; court actions; intervention in suits involving condominiums; notice relating to conversion condominiums.
- § 42-1904.13Investigations and proceedings; powers of Mayor; enforcement through courts.
- § 42-1904.14Cease and desist and affirmative action orders; temporary cease and desist orders; prior notice thereof.
- § 42-1904.15Revocation of registration; notice; hearing; written finding of fact; cease and desist order as alternative.
- § 42-1904.16Judicial review of mayoral actions.
- § 42-1904.17Penalties; prosecution by Attorney General.
- § 42-1904.18Severability.
- § 42-2001Short title.
- § 42-2002Definitions.
- § 42-2003Establishment by subdivision.
- § 42-2004Transfer of individual units; incidents of real property; recordation.
- § 42-2005Joint tenancies, tenancies in common, tenancies by the entirety.
- § 42-2006Units held in fee; common elements held in undivided shares; recordation of declaration of ownership percentages; market values of units and shares not fixed; voting on basis; unit deeds.
- § 42-2007Indivisibility of common elements; limitation upon partition; exception thereto.
- § 42-2008Use of elements held in common; right to enter units for certain repairs.
- § 42-2009Plat of condominium subdivision — Contents thereof; certification and recordation.
- § 42-201Definitions.
- § 42-2010Plat of condominium subdivision — Reference thereto for description; conveyance of unit includes share in common elements.
- § 42-2011Termination and waiver of regime; certification upon plat; judicial termination; ownership after termination; condominium restrictions not applicable after termination or partition.
- § 42-2012Merger no bar to reconstitution.
- § 42-2013Bylaws — Availability for examination; made part of declaration; amendment; compliance mandatory.
- § 42-2014Plat of condominium subdivision — Necessary; modification of administration.
- § 42-2015Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit.
- § 42-2016Common profits and expenses; taxation; proportional contributions for administration and maintenance mandatory; determination of amount due and assessment of lien.
- § 42-2017Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance.
- § 42-2018Joint 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.
- § 42-2019Supplemental method of enforcement of lien; rights and duties of subsequent purchaser; priority of lien, bond and trust; written statement of payments due under lien.
- § 42-202.01Rights of the holder of a conservation easement.
- § 42-202Exemption from recordation and transfer tax.
- § 42-2020Authority to obtain hazard insurance; held in trust; no effect on right to insure individual unit.
- § 42-2021Application of insurance proceeds to reconstruction; pro rata distribution in certain cases according to bylaws or decision of council.
- § 42-2022Sharing of reconstruction cost where project not insured or insurance indemnity insufficient.
- § 42-2023Unit identification; taxation of unit and proportionate share of common area; effect of forfeiture or tax sale of other units.
- § 42-2024Actions relating to common elements; service of process; removal of lien on proportionate share of common areas following judgment against other unit owners.
- § 42-2025Liens available only against individual units; consent necessary for mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens; removal of lien on unit and proportionate share of common area following judgment against other unit owners.
- § 42-2026Rule against perpetuities and rule against unreasonable restraints on alienation not applicable to horizontal property regimes; exception for individual units.
- § 42-2027Subchapter supplements existing code provisions; exception where conflict arises.
- § 42-2028Regulations of Council and Zoning Commission; enforcement thereof.
- § 42-2029Subchapter interpreted to require compliance with all applicable laws; owners’ responsibilities for taxes; methods of collection; no effect on eminent domain.
- § 42-203Persons who may bring actions.
- § 42-2030Right to individual water meters; common water service authorized; billing and collection.
- § 42-2031Authority vested in Board of Commissioners unaffected; delegation of functions.
- § 42-204Affected interests.
- § 42-205Application and construction of chapter.
- § 42-2051Council authorized to prohibit conversions to condominiums.
- § 42-2101Findings.
- § 42-2102Purpose.
- § 42-2103Definitions.
- § 42-2104Homestead Housing Preservation Program and Homestead Program Administration established.
- § 42-2105.01Privatization of title services.
- § 42-2105Program inventory.
- § 42-2106Program guidelines.
- § 42-2107Property transfer.
- § 42-2108Abatement agreement.
- § 42-2109Proposals to develop a Technical Training Program.
- § 42-2110Appropriation; reports.
- § 42-2111Notice.
- § 42-2131Definitions.
- § 42-2132Development of an Affordable Housing Inventory and an Affordable Housing Locator.
- § 42-2133Agency submission of affordable housing data to the Mayor.
- § 42-2134Submission of affordable housing data by affordable housing developments.
- § 42-2135Information on affordable housing developments.
- § 42-2136List of affordable housing developments.
- § 42-2141Definitions.
- § 42-2142Inventory tracking requirements.
- § 42-2151.01Definitions.
- § 42-2151.02Calculation and reporting of affordability.
- § 42-2201Definitions.
- § 42-2202Establishment of Fund.
- § 42-2203Sources of monies for loans.
- § 42-2204Eligibility for loans.
- § 42-2205Repayment of loans.
- § 42-2206Issuance of rules.
- § 42-2207Mayor’s report to Council.
- § 42-2301Definitions.
- § 42-2302Notice requirements.
- § 42-2303Priority of credit line deed of trust.
- § 42-2401Definitions.
- § 42-2402Applicability.
- § 42-2403Duties of lender.
- § 42-2404Duties of owners and brokers.
- § 42-2405Duties of settlement agent.
- § 42-2406Validity of loan documents.
- § 42-2407Penalty.
- § 42-2431Definitions.
- § 42-2432Prohibited foreclosure transactions and practices.
- § 42-2433Fiduciary duties.
- § 42-2434Private actions.
- § 42-2435Criminal penalties.
- § 42-2501Definitions.
- § 42-2502Establishment.
- § 42-2503Eligibility.
- § 42-2504Employee savings; District government contribution.
- § 42-2505Deferred payment loan.
- § 42-2506Assistance available for District government and public charter school employees.
- § 42-2507Rules.
- § 42-2601Establishment; purpose; unexpended balance.
- § 42-2602Deposits to credit of Fund.
- § 42-2603Availability; use prescribed by Mayor.
- § 42-2604Promulgation of rules and regulations by Mayor; review by Council; contents of loan agreements.
- § 42-2605Annual audit; report to Congress and Council; appropriations.
- § 42-2621Definitions.
- § 42-2622Establishment; funding; annual audit.
- § 42-2623Eligibility.
- § 42-2624Assistance.
- § 42-2625Rulemaking.
- § 42-2626Applicability.
- § 42-2651Creation.
- § 42-2701.01Declaration of policy.
- § 42-2701.02Definitions.
- § 42-2702.01Creation; purpose.
- § 42-2702.02Board of Directors.
- § 42-2702.03Executive Director; powers and duties; service as Secretary of Board; other necessary employees; rights and privileges thereof.
- § 42-2702.04Conflict of interest; disclosure; waiver of bar against participation by interested party.
- § 42-2702.05Requirement for public official bonding.
- § 42-2702.06Delegation of Council authority to issue revenue bonds, notes and other obligations for Agency undertakings.
- § 42-2702.07Agency reports; Council review and approval of proposals.
- § 42-2703.01General powers.
- § 42-2703.02Financing of housing projects.
- § 42-2703.03Financing of homeownership programs.
- § 42-2703.04Loans to mortgage lenders; requirements for reinvestment of proceeds by lender.
- § 42-2703.05Supportive programs.
- § 42-2703.06Rulemaking.
- § 42-2703.07Technical assistance, loans, grants and consultant services.
- § 42-2703.08Exemption from rent control.
- § 42-2704.01Receipt of funds; disposition thereof.
- § 42-2704.01aRepayment of funds.
- § 42-2704.02Issuance of bonds and notes; renewals and refunds; deemed obligations of Agency; negotiable instruments; director, employer, or agent not personally liable.
- § 42-2704.03Terms for sale of bonds and notes; effect of resolution authorizing sale; pledge of agency and lien thereon; signature valid after officeholder vacates.
- § 42-2704.04Trust indenture to secure bonds or notes; provisions protecting holders; expenses treated as operating expenses.
- § 42-2704.05Agency’s purchase of its own bonds and notes; maximum price.
- § 42-2704.06Special or reserve funds; management and investment of funds.
- § 42-2704.07No limitation, alteration, or impairment of rights and remedies of bondholders and noteholders.
- § 42-2704.08Faith and credit and taxing power of District not pledged on obligation; statement thereto.
- § 42-2704.09Bonds and notes as legal investments and securities.
- § 42-2704.10District tax exemptions; payments in lieu; exceptions.
- § 42-2704.11Deposits; payments out of accounts; contracts involving monies held in trust or otherwise for payment of notes or bonds.
- § 42-2704.12Investment of funds with financial institution or company doing business with Republic of South Africa.
- § 42-2704.13Investment of funds with financial institution or company doing business with Northern Ireland.
- § 42-2705.01Agency actions governed by Administrative Procedure Act.
- § 42-2705.02Advisory Committees.
- § 42-2705.03Annual report by Agency; contents.
- § 42-2705.04Agency to arrange annual audit; transmission to Mayor and Council.
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