1. (a) The owner of a vacant building shall register the building and pay registration fees within 90 days after it becomes a vacant building.

2. (b) Fees for registration and renewal shall be as follows:

   1. (1) The initial registration fee shall be $350; and
   2. (2) The renewal registration fee shall be $500.
3. (c) The Mayor may increase the fees set forth in subsection (b) of this section through rules issued pursuant to § 42-3131.21.

History

Apr. 14, 1906, 34 Stat. 115, ch. 1626, § 9

as added Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-281, § 101, 48 DCR 1888

Aug. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-216, § 3(e), 55 DCR 7500

Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 2042(c), 57 DCR 6242

Mar. 22, 2019, D.C. Law 22-254, § 2(b)

Oct. 1, 2025, D.C. Law 26-41, § 202(g)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2042(c) of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(e) 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 (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(e) 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(e) 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 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-254, see § 7162 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

For temporary (90 days) repeal of applicability provision of D.C. Law 22-254, see § 7162 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(e) 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).

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(e) 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).

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 18-223 rewrote the section.

D.C. Law 17-216, in subsec. (d), substituted “§ 42-3131.08” for “§ 42-3131.11”.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 42-3131.06, § 42-3131.10, and § 42-3131.14.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-254: § 5 of D.C. Law 22-254 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(b) of D.C. Law 22-254 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-254: § 7162 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 5 of D.C. Law 22-254. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 22-254 has been implemented.