The owner shall be notified in writing of the denial or revocation of registration of a vacant building and the right to appeal. Upon notice of the denial or revocation, the owner shall not proceed with any operation to which the registration related. If the registration is denied or revoked, no registration fees or parts thereof shall be returned.
(Apr. 14, 1906, 34 Stat. 115, ch. 1626, § 8; as added Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-281, § 101, 48 DCR 1888; Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-216, § 3(d), 55 DCR 7500.)
This section is referenced in § 42-3131.10, § 42-3131.11, and § 42-3131.14.
D.C. Law 17-216 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “A notice of denial or revocation of registration shall be in writing and shall be served upon the owner, or his or her agent. A notice of denial or revocation of registration shall also be posted on the vacant building. Upon receipt or posting of the notice of denial or revocation of registration, a person shall not proceed with any operation to which such registration related. If an initial or renewal registration is denied, or if a registration is revoked during the registration period, no registration fees, or parts thereof, shall be returned to the owner.”
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-586, December 28, 2006, 54 DCR 353).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-173, November 2, 2007, 54 DCR 11204).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-436, July 16, 2008, 55 DCR 8272).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Temporary Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Law 16-259, March 8, 2007, law notification 54 DCR 3044).
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(d) of Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Temporary Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Law 17-102, February 2, 2008, law notification 55 DCR 4254).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 31A - Abatement of Nuisance Property
Subchapter II - Registration of Vacant Buildings
§ 42–3131.06. Registration of vacant buildings
§ 42–3131.07. Registration and renewal procedure
§ 42–3131.08. Notice of denial or revocation of registration
§ 42–3131.10. Penalties for noncompliance
§ 42–3131.11. Notice of vacancy designation and right to appeal
§ 42–3131.12. Vacant building maintenance standard
§ 42–3131.13. Public identification of owner
§ 42–3131.15. Administrative review and appeal
§ 42–3131.16. Transmission of list by Mayor
§ 42–3131.17. Transmission of list of blighted vacant buildings by Mayor
§ 42–3131.18. Publication of list by the Department of Buildings
§ 42–3131.19. Vacant and blighted vacant buildings belonging to foreign governments