District of Columbia
For District of Columbia, source type is adopted code; permit type is building permit; deadline to start work is null and void if the authorized work is not begun and inspected pursuant to Section 109 within one year after the permit is issued; inactivity window is if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to Section 109 for a period of one year; code citation is 105.5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia verified
- Source type
- adopted code our reading
- Permit type
- building permit our reading
- Deadline to start work
- null and void if the authorized work is not begun and inspected pursuant to Section 109 within one year after the permit is issued verified
- Inactivity window
- if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to Section 109 for a period of one year verified
- Code citation
- 105.5 verified
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What the source says
permit issued shall become null and void if the authorized work is not begun and inspected pursuant to <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/new_1/administration-and-enforcement#new_109> Section 109 within one year after the <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/new_1/administration-and-enforcement#new_109> Section 109 for a period of one year. In determining whether work has been suspended or abandoned under this Section 105.5, including exceptions thereto
— up.codes, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- up.codeshttps://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit