District of Columbia · adopted code · building permit
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; source re-checked 2026-09-29.
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia
- 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 Section 109 within one year after the permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to 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