6601.1 The registration requirements of this section shall apply to each vacant building covered by the Act as provided by § 6600.2.

6601.2 The owner of a vacant building shall maintain the building in compliance with the requirements of chapter 68 of this subtitle and within thirty (30) days after it becomes a vacant building, register the building with the Director, and pay the registration fee.

6601.3 The Director, in his or her sole discretion, may extend the time for registration for good cause.

6601.4 If the owner of a vacant building is the District of Columbia or its instrumentalities, the vacant building shall be subject to the registration requirements in § 6601.2 and the maintenance requirements in chapter 68 of this subtitle; provided that the vacant building shall not be subject to the fee requirements in § 6605 or the fines and penalties collected under § 6606.

6601.5 If a present interest in a vacant building registered under this chapter is transferred or otherwise conveyed, the Recorder of Deeds shall not record the deed until a new registration is filed with the Director and the applicable fees are paid.

6601.6 If the name or address of an owner of a vacant building changes for any reason other than the transfer or conveyance, the change shall be reported to the Director in writing within thirty (30) days.

6601.7 Registration shall be renewed annually from the date of initial approval unless there is a change in ownership.

6601.8 If there is a change in ownership, registration shall be renewed within thirty (30) days.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 7488 (August 2, 2002).