District of Columbia Code
Subchapter II - Authority and Procedure to Establish Real Property Tax Rates
§ 47–835. Reassessment or redistribution — Powers and duties of Department of Finance and Revenue and Assessor

The Department of Finance and Revenue, charged with the assessment of real estate in the District of Columbia, is hereby authorized and directed to reassess or redistribute any such general or special assessment or tax levied or due and unpaid in accordance with the provisions of laws for the assessment and equalizations of the valuations of real estate in the District of Columbia for taxation, after notice to owners of record of the land to be assessed, with right of appeal within 10 days to the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals, prescribed in § 47-825.01a; and the Assessor of said District is hereby authorized and directed to promptly reassess or redistribute any general or special assessment of any kind levied or due and unpaid, as hereinbefore provided.
(Mar. 1, 1921, 41 Stat. 1196, ch. 95, § 5; Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-241, § 5, 40 DCR 629; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 43, 41 DCR 5193; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-363, § 3(g)(8), 58 DCR 963.)
1981 Ed., § 47-835.
1973 Ed., § 47-717.
D.C. Law 18-363 substituted “Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals, prescribed by § 47-825.01a” for “Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals as prescribed by § 47-825.01”.
Pursuant to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s “Notice of Public Interest” published in the April 18, 1997, issue of the District of Columbia Register ( 44 DCR 2345) the Office of Tax and Revenue assumed all of the duties and functions previously performed by the Department of Finance and Revenue, as set forth in Commissioner’s Order 69-96, dated March 7, 1969. This action was made effective January 22, 1997, nunc pro tunc.
Office of Assessor abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-413.
Board of Assistant Assessors abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 47-602.
Applicability of D.C. Law 18-363: Section 3a of D.C. Law 18-363, as added by D.C. Law 19-155, § 4, provided: “Sec. 3a. Applicability; transition.
“(a) Sections 2 and 3 shall apply upon Council approval and appointment by the Mayor of a full-time Chairperson and a full-time Vice Chairperson to the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia.
“(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall appoint the members of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia with the advice and consent of the Council in accordance with the provisions of section 2(b)(3).

Structure District of Columbia Code

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

§ 47–813. Classes of property

§ 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

§ 47–820.01. Assessments — Improved residential real property owned by cooperative housing association; reports by association; Mayor to issue rules

§ 47–820.02. Residential real property subject to certain affordability and resale restrictions; Mayor to issue rules

§ 47–821. Assessments — General duties of Mayor; appointment of assessors; submission of information by property owners

§ 47–822. Assessments — Person in whose name assessment made; address and number to be used

§ 47–823. Assessments — Preliminary roll; public inspections and copying of material; sales ratio studies; listing of assessed values

§ 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

§ 47–826. Assessments — Power to administer oaths or affirmations and summon witnesses; witness fees; examination of witnesses. [Repealed]

§ 47–827. Class actions

§ 47–828. Violations of assessment provisions

§ 47–829. Taxable real estate; new structures and additions or improvements of old structures; complaints and appeals

§ 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

§ 47–833. Unsubdivided tracts

§ 47–834. Reassessment or redistribution — Subdivisions; notice and appeal; validity

§ 47–835. Reassessment or redistribution — Powers and duties of Department of Finance and Revenue and Assessor

§ 47–836. Railroad companies — Washington Terminal, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington or Baltimore and Ohio

§ 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

§ 47–850.01. Residential property tax relief — Homestead deduction for cooperative housing associations

§ 47–850.02. Residential property tax relief — One-time filing, notification of change in eligibility, liability for tax, audit

§ 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

§ 47–851. Residential property tax relief — report on assessment changes for highest assessed properties. [Repealed]

§ 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

§ 47–857.02. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Requirements for tax abatements for new residential developments

§ 47–857.03. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects downtown

§ 47–857.04. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects in Housing Priority Area

§ 47–857.05. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects downtown

§ 47–857.06. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects in Housing Priority Area A

§ 47–857.07. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, mixed-income housing projects in higher-cost and other qualified areas throughout the District of Columbia

§ 47–857.08. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for new, very mixed-income housing projects in higher-cost and other qualified areas throughout the District of Columbia

§ 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

§ 47–857.11. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Definitions

§ 47–857.12. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Requirements for tax abatement

§ 47–857.13. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Application and certification of eligibility

§ 47–857.14. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Annual reporting

§ 47–857.15. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Abatement caps

§ 47–857.16. Tax abatements for nonprofit organizations locating in emerging commercial neighborhoods — Rules

§ 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

§ 47–858.03. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Tax abatement for substantial rehabilitation of single-family residential property in an enterprise zone

§ 47–858.04. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Tax credit for substantial rehabilitation of single-family residential property in an enterprise zone

§ 47–858.05. Tax abatements for homeowners in enterprise zones — Applicability date; Mayoral certification; computation of abatement

§ 47–859.01. Tax abatements for new residential developments in NoMA — Definitions

§ 47–859.02. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Requirements for tax abatements for new residential developments

§ 47–859.03. Tax abatements for new residential developments — Tax abatement for all new housing projects in NoMA

§ 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

§ 47–860.04. Tax abatements for housing in downtown – Rules