(a) Each co-owner may use the elements held in common in accordance with the purposes for which they are intended, without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful rights of the other co-owners.
(b) The manager, board of directors or of administration, as the case may be, shall have an irrevocable right and an easement to enter units to make repairs to common elements or when repairs reasonably appear to be necessary for public safety or to prevent damage to property other than the unit.
(Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 452, Pub. L. 88-218, § 8.)
1981 Ed., § 45-1708.
1973 Ed., § 5-908.
Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes
§ 42–2003. Establishment by subdivision
§ 42–2004. Transfer of individual units; incidents of real property; recordation
§ 42–2005. Joint tenancies, tenancies in common, tenancies by the entirety
§ 42–2007. Indivisibility of common elements; limitation upon partition; exception thereto
§ 42–2008. Use of elements held in common; right to enter units for certain repairs
§ 42–2009. Plat of condominium subdivision — Contents thereof; certification and recordation
§ 42–2012. Merger no bar to reconstitution
§ 42–2014. Plat of condominium subdivision — Necessary; modification of administration
§ 42–2015. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit
§ 42–2017. Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance
§ 42–2027. Subchapter supplements existing code provisions; exception where conflict arises
§ 42–2028. Regulations of Council and Zoning Commission; enforcement thereof
§ 42–2030. Right to individual water meters; common water service authorized; billing and collection
§ 42–2031. Authority vested in Board of Commissioners unaffected; delegation of functions