206.1 Refusal to permit any authorized District of Columbia official to inspect the premises occupied or to be occupied by a housing business shall be cause for withholding the issuance of a license for the premises until such time as inspection is permitted.

206.2 Refusal to permit any authorized District of Columbia official to inspect the premises occupied by a licensed housing business shall be cause for revocation of the license.

206.3 The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this chapter on any of the following grounds:

(a) Conviction of the business license holder for any criminal offense involving fraudulent conduct arising out of or based on the business being licensed;

(b) Willful or fraudulent circumvention by the business operator of any provision of District statute or regulation relating to the conduct of the business;

(c) Employment of any fraudulent or misleading device, method, or practice relating to the conduct of the business; or

(d) The making of any false statement in the license application.

206.4 All qualifications set forth in this chapter as prerequisite to the issuance of a license shall be maintained for the entire license period. Failure to maintain any qualification for licensure shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 7487, 7491 (June 22, 2012).