# District of Columbia — Building permit expiry, progress and renewal rules by jurisdiction 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: appears in the quote below)_ - **Source type:** adopted code _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Permit type:** building permit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **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: appears in the quote below)_ - **Inactivity window:** if the authorized work is suspended, abandoned or not inspected pursuant to Section 109 for a period of one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Code citation:** 105.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## 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 ## Source - https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11. Part of [Building permit expiry, progress and renewal rules by jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/building-permit-validity-and-renewal/).