1. (a) Within 15 days after the designation of an owner's building as a vacant building, the determination of delinquency of registration or fee payment, the denial or revocation of registration, or the designation of a vacant building as a blighted vacant building, the owner may petition the Mayor for reconsideration by filing the form prescribed by the Mayor.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Within 60 days after receiving a petition pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall issue a notice of final determination to the owner of the vacant building. The petition shall be deemed denied, and it shall have the same effect of the issuance of a notice of final determination, if the Mayor does not act upon the petition within 60 days.
   2. (2) Within 45 days after the date of the notice of final determination or within 45 days of the expiration of the time period set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, an owner may file an appeal with the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia ("Real Property Tax Appeals Commission") on the form prescribed by the Mayor; provided, that the issuance of a notice of final determination or the failure of the Mayor to issue a notice of final determination within 60 days shall be a prerequisite to filing an appeal with the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission. The Real Property Tax Appeals Commission may not extend the time to file an appeal.

3. (c) After receiving a notice of appeal from an owner as required under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission shall provide by mail or electronic mail to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which the vacant building is located, at least 15 days before any scheduled hearing on the appeal, the following information related to the building at issue:

   1. (1) The name of the owner of the building, and the address of the building, including square, suffix and lot numbers;
   2. (2) The determination under review; and
   3. (3) The date, time, and location of the hearing.
4. (d) The District, through the Office of the Attorney General, may appeal a decision of the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia within 90 days after the receipt of a written decision.

History

Apr. 14, 1906, 34 Stat. 115, ch. 1626, § 15

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

Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 62, 52 DCR 2638

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

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

Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-363, § 3(f), 58 DCR 963

Apr. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 22-287, § 4(e)

Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 2034

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

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2042(f) 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 § 2(c), of Real Property Tax Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-313, February 22, 2010, 57 DCR 1645).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3(h) 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(h) 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(h) 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).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2(c) of Real Property Tax Reform Temporary Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Law 18-153, May 22, 2010, law notification 57 DCR 5381).

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 3(h) 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(h) 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 18-363, in subsec. (b), substituted “Real Property Tax Appeals Commission for the District of Columbia” for “Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals”.

D.C. Law 18-223 rewrote subsec. (a), which had read as follows: “(a) Within 15 days after the designation of an owner’s building as vacant, the determination of delinquency of registration or fee payment, or the denial or revocation of registration, the owner may petition the Mayor for reconsideration by filing the form prescribed by the Mayor. Within 30 days after receiving the petition, the Mayor shall issue a notice of final determination.”

D.C. Law 17-216 rewrote the section which had read as follows: “Within 10 days after a notice of a final determination by the Mayor under § 42-3131.08 or § 42-3131.11, an owner may file a request for a hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings.”

D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “file a request for a hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings” for “seek administrative review by the Board of Appeals and Review, or any successor board or agency”.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 47-813 and § 47-825.01a.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-287: § 8 of D.C. Law 22-287 provided that the change made to this section by § 4(e) of D.C. Law 22-287 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.

Section 7132 of D.C. Law 24-167 amended D.C. Law 22-287 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the amendment of this section by section 4(e) of Law 22-287 has been implemented.