Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§8142 Rent of Other Buildings
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 81 — ADMINISTRATIVE › SUBCHAPTER III — SERVICES FOR FACILITIES › § 8142
Summary
A federal executive department that rents a building for public use in Washington, D.C. can choose to rent a different building if doing so is in the public’s interest. It cannot use that rule to increase how many buildings the government uses or to raise the total rent paid.
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Title 40, §8142
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An executive department of the Federal Government renting a building for public use in the District of Columbia may rent a different building instead if it is in the public interest to do so. This section does not authorize an increase in the number of buildings in use or in the amount paid for rent.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 814240:35.Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 389 1 [sic] (2d sentence in 8th par. on p. 241), 22 Stat. 241. The word “now” in the Act of August 5, 1882 is omitted as obsolete.
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40 U.S.C. § 8142
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102