(a) All real property, except as hereinafter provided, shall be assessed in the name of the owner, or trustee or trustees of the owner thereof. All undivided real property of a deceased person may be assessed in the name of such deceased person until such undivided real property is divided according to law, or has otherwise passed into the possession of some other person; and all real property, the ownership of which is unknown, shall be assessed as owner unknown.
(b) All real property, whether taxable or not, shall be assessed according to the address and the number of the squares and lots thereof, or part of lots, and upon the number of the square or superficial feet in each square or lot or part of a lot.
(Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1054, Pub. L. 93-407, title IV, § 423; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575.)
1981 Ed., § 47-822.
1973 Ed., § 47-643.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 47 - Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]
Chapter 8 - Real Property Assessment and Tax
Subchapter II - Authority and Procedure to Establish Real Property Tax Rates
§ 47–811. Levy and disposition of tax; payment; penalty for nonpayment
§ 47–811.01. Real property tax amnesty. [Repealed]
§ 47–811.02. Overpayment; credit or refund; interest
§ 47–811.03. Real property tax abatement for certain commercial properties
§ 47–811.04. Abatement of penalty and interest; compromise
§ 47–812. Establishment of rates
§ 47–814. Rules and regulations
§ 47–815. Submission of estimated assessment roll
§ 47–816. Submission on exempt property
§ 47–817. Comparison of rates and burdens
§ 47–818. Adoption of enumerated reports as comparison. [Repealed]
§ 47–818.01. Adoption of enumerated reports as comparison
§ 47–819. Compilation and publication of comparisons
§ 47–820. Assessments — Estimated assessment roll; frequency of assessments
§ 47–822. Assessments — Person in whose name assessment made; address and number to be used
§ 47–824. Assessments — Notice to taxpayer; contents
§ 47–825. Assessments — Board of Equalization and Review. [Repealed]
§ 47–825.01. Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals. [Repealed]
§ 47–825.01a. Real Property Tax Appeals Commission
§ 47–825.02. Public Advocate for Assessments and Taxation. [Repealed]
§ 47–825.03. Applicability of certain provisions; hearings open to public
§ 47–828. Violations of assessment provisions
§ 47–830. New buildings; complaints and appeals
§ 47–831. Omitted properties; void assessments; notice and appeal
§ 47–832. Subdivisions made during January, February, March, April, May, or June
§ 47–834. Reassessment or redistribution — Subdivisions; notice and appeal; validity
§ 47–837. Railroad companies — Baltimore and Ohio or Washington Terminal
§ 47–838. Railroad companies — Baltimore and Potomac
§ 47–839. Reassessment powers and duties of Mayor
§ 47–840. Valuation of federal property — Real estate included; return to Congress
§ 47–841. Valuation of federal property — Secretary of Interior to designate persons and regulations
§ 47–842. Historic property tax relief — Assessment of officially designated buildings
§ 47–843. Historic property tax relief — Eligibility
§ 47–844. Historic property tax relief — Agreements for maintenance and use of buildings
§ 47–845. Tax deferral — Amount
§ 47–845.01. Tax deferral — Bureau of National Affairs
§ 47–845.02. Tax deferral — Low-income property owners
§ 47–845.03. Tax deferral — Low-income senior property owners
§ 47–846. Tax deferral — Homeowner whose adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000. [Repealed]
§ 47–846.01. Deferral or forgiveness of property tax
§ 47–847. Sale of tax delinquent property — Issuance of deed to District; redemption
§ 47–848. Sale of tax delinquent property — Transference of ownership
§ 47–849. Residential property tax relief — Definitions
§ 47–850. Residential property tax relief — Homestead deduction for houses and condominium units
§ 47–850.03. Residential property tax relief — Transfer of homestead to revocable trust
§ 47–850.04. Residential property tax relief — No homestead when multiple homesteads claimed
§ 47–852. Residential property tax relief—Report on exemptions and deductions [Repealed]
§ 47–853. Residential property tax relief—Authorized annual adjustments [Repealed]
§ 47–854. Residential property tax relief—Forms, procedures and regulations [Repealed]
§ 47–855. Residential property tax relief—Applicability of provisions. [Repealed]
§ 47–856. Residential property tax relief—Severability of provisions. [Repealed]
§ 47–857.01. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Definitions
§ 47–857.09. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Abatement caps
§ 47–857.09a. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Notice and appeal rights
§ 47–857.10. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Regulations
§ 47–858.01. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Definitions
§ 47–858.02. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Requirements for tax abatement
§ 47–859.01. Tax abatements for new residential developments in NoMA — Definitions
§ 47–859.04. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Abatement caps
§ 47–859.04a. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Notice and appeal rights
§ 47–859.05. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Rules
§ 47–860. Tax abatement for affordable housing in high-need affordable housing areas
§ 47–860.01. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Definitions
§ 47–860.02. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Requirements
§ 47–860.03. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Abatement period and caps