Title 42, Real Property.

The manager, administrator, or the board of directors, or of administration, or other form of administration specified in the bylaws, shall keep books with detailed accounts in chronological order, of the receipts and of the expenditures affecting the project and its administrati…

(a) The common profits of the property shall be distributed among and the common expenses shall be charged to the unit owners according to the percentages established by § 42-2006; provided, that for purposes of the application of subchapter II of Chapter 18 of Title 47, the coun…

(a) The lien determined, levied and assessed in accordance with § 42-2016 shall have preference over any other assessments, liens, judgments, or charges of whatever nature, except the following: (1) Real estate taxes, other taxes arising out of or resulting from the ownership, us…

The purchaser of a condominium unit in a voluntary sale shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller for the amounts owing by the latter under § 42-2016 upon his interest in the condominium unit up to the time of conveyance; without prejudice to the purchaser’s right to …

(a) In addition to proceedings available at law or equity for the enforcement of the lien established by § 42-2016, all the owners of property constituted into a horizontal property regime may execute bonds conditioned upon the faithful performance and payment of the installments…

The manager or the board of directors, if required by the bylaws or by a majority of the co-owners, or at the request of a mortgagee having a first mortgage of record covering a unit, shall have the authority to, and shall, obtain insurance for the property against loss or damage…

(a) In case of fire or other disaster the insurance indemnity shall, except as provided in the next succeeding subsection of this section, be applied to reconstruct the project. (b) Reconstruction shall not be compulsory where destruction comprises the whole or more than two-thir…

Where the project is not insured or where the insurance indemnity is insufficient to cover the cost of reconstruction the new project costs shall be paid by all the co-owners in the same proportion as their proportionate ownership of the common elements of the condominium project…

(a) For the purposes of assessment and taxation of property constituted into a horizontal property regime and to conform to the system of numbering squares, lots, blocks, and parcels for taxation purposes in effect in the District of Columbia, each condominium unit duly situate u…

(a) Without limiting the right of any co-owner, actions may be brought on behalf of 2 or more of the unit owners, as their respective interests may appear, by the manager, or board of directors, or of administration with respect to any cause of action relating to the common eleme…

(a) Subsequent to establishment of a horizontal property regime as provided in this subchapter, and while the property remains subject to this subchapter, no lien shall thereafter arise or be effective against the property. During such period liens or encumbrances shall arise or …

The rule of property known as the rule against perpetuities, and the rule of property known as the rule restricting unreasonable restraints on alienation, §§ 42-302 and 42-304 [repealed], shall not be applied to defeat any of the provisions of this subchapter, or of any declarati…

The provisions of the subchapter shall be in addition to and supplemental to all other provisions of law of the District of Columbia and wheresoever there appears in the provisions the words “square”, “lot”, “land”, “ground”, “parcel”, “property”, “block”, or other designation de…

In order to bring horizontal property regimes into compliance with the laws and regulations in effect in the District of Columbia, the Council of the District of Columbia and the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia are each hereby authorized to adopt such regulations as…

(a) This subchapter shall be interpreted in such a manner as to require each condominium unit and each horizontal property regime to be in compliance with all District of Columbia laws and regulations relating to property of like type, whether it be designed for residence, for of…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the developer or co-owners of any horizontal property regime shall have the right to have installed for each and every individual unit a separately metered water service. Such installations shall be subject to all laws and reg…

Nothing in this subchapter or in any amendments made by this subchapter shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). The performance of any function vested by…

In addition to other authority delegated to it, and in accordance with § 406 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967, the Council of the District of Columbia is authorized, by regulation, to prohibit the establishment, after the effective date of such regulation, of any horizontal p…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term (a)(1) "Cooperative" means an association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for the purpose of owning and operating residential real property in the District of Columbia, the shareholders or members of which, by reaso…

There is established a Limited-Equity Cooperative Task Force ("Task Force") to provide the Council with comprehensive policy recommendations on how the District can assist in the formation of new LECs and help existing LECs succeed.

(a) The composition of the Task Force shall be as follows: (1) Three residents, each of whom is currently a board member of an LEC in the District; provided, that no 2 residents shall be from the board of the same LEC. (2) One representative from a community-based organization th…

Within 180 days after the appointment of all members, the Task Force shall submit to the Council a comprehensive report on: (a)(1) Policy and legislative recommendations related to how the District can help stabilize, strengthen, and preserve existing LECs, as well as how the Dis…

This subchapter shall expire upon the Task Force submitting the report required pursuant to § 42-2064 to the Council.

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Advisory Council" means the Limited Equity Cooperative Advisory Council established by § 42-2067.02. (2) "Cooperative" shall have the same meaning as given in § 42-2061(1). (3) "Limited-Equity cooperative" or "LEC" shall hav…

There is established a Limited-equity Cooperative Advisory Council to provide the Council with comprehensive policy recommendations on how the District can assist in the formation of new LECs and help existing LECs succeed.

(a) The composition of the Advisory Council shall be as follows: (1) Up to 6 resident-owner representatives, each of whom who is currently a board member of an LEC in the District; provided, that no 2 residents shall be from the board of the same LEC; (2) Two representatives from…

(a) Each calendar year, the Advisory Council shall submit to the Council a 6-month preliminary report and an annual comprehensive report on: (1) Policy and legislative recommendations related to how the District can help stabilize, strengthen, and preserve existing LECs, as well …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) "Board" means the executive and administrative entity, by whatever name denominated, designated in the organizing instruments of a common interest community to act for the unit owners' association in governing and maintaining the…

(a) The DHCD shall establish and administer a Common Interest Community Repairs Program ("Program") for the purpose of repairing common elements of income-eligible common interest communities. (b) For each common interest community, the value of services provided under the Progra…

To be eligible for the Program, a common interest community shall meet the following requirements: (a)(1) A common interest community shall have at least 5 units; (2) At least 2/3rds of a common interest community's owner-occupied or shareholder-occupied units shall be occupied b…

The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter within 180 days after October 30, 2018.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a) "ADU" means affordable dwelling unit, which is a for-sale or for-rent housing unit that is locally restricted, but not federally restricted, for occupancy to a household with an income that falls within a certain range and that is g…

(a) Notwithstanding part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1, or its implementing rules under Chapter 50 of Title 1 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (1 DCMR § 5000 et seq.), DHCD is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with NACA to provide financi…

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 9 of Title 47 and Chapter 11 of this title, or its implementing rules under Chapter 5 of Title 9 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (9 DCMR § 500 et seq.), the OCFO shall: (1) Not assess any recordation taxes against a Property Owner rel…

(a)(1) DHCD shall make Property Owners or Former Property Owners who have not purchased another primary residence since leaving the Property eligible for HPAP assistance, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 26 of this title, in the form of a grant toward the purchase of a primary…

The Council of the District of Columbia (“Council”) finds that: (1) There exists an immediate crisis regarding the critical shortage of decent and affordable low- and moderate-income housing resulting in significant measure from the lack of maintenance and the deterioration of re…

In enacting this chapter, the Council supports the following statutory purposes: (1) To provide decent and affordable rental opportunities for low-income persons and homeownership opportunities to low-and moderate-income persons; (2) To enable organized groups of low-and moderate…

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) Repealed. (1A) “Commercial property” means income producing property as identified under zoning classifications, that would allow for such uses as office buildings, retail stores, restaurants, and service facilities pursuant to Chap…

(a) There is established a Homestead Housing Preservation Program (“Program”), to be administered by the Mayor, the purpose of which is to provide a program under which title to property acquired by the District pursuant to §§ 47-847 and 47-1303, or through District-initiated for…

(a) The Mayor shall identify and publish in the D.C. Register on an annual basis a list of properties, the titles to which are available for transfer under the Program. The properties shall be properties for which the statutory redemption period has lapsed. In addition to publica…

The Mayor may contract with, and pay all reasonable costs of, any person to research and quiet title to properties to be included in the Program. If services are provided by a person under this section and the property is subsequently redeemed by the owner or another party having…

(a) Proposals for large multi-family dwellings shall be considered only in accordance with the following rules of priority: (1) A proposal from a qualified tenant association shall be considered first. (2) If there is no proposal from a qualified tenant association or if the prop…

(a) The Mayor shall sell each residential building in the Program for $250 per dwelling unit and each commercial building for up to $5,000 per unit. Commercial, single-family and small multi-family dwellings shall be sold at prices determined by the Mayor after considering the in…

(a) At the time of settlement, the homesteader shall take free and clear title to property subject only to the terms of an abatement agreement and this chapter. Each homesteader at the time of property settlement shall enter into an abatement agreement with the District, which sh…

(a) The Mayor shall issue a RFP inviting organizations to submit proposals for the development and implementation of a Technical Training Program consistent with this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Technical Training Program shall contain, at mini…

(a) There may be appropriated out of revenues available to the District sufficient funds to administer the Program. Beginning with the budget submission for Fiscal Year 1988, the Mayor shall include in the budget submission to the Council a statement of goals and objectives regar…