District of Columbia
For District of Columbia, source type is adopted code; permit type is premises deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy, or abandoned or deteriorated property; deadline to start work is invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 30 days after the permit is issued; maximum permit life is completed within six months after the date work is begun; extension rule is unless the permit is extended in accordance with Section 105.5.1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia verified
- Source type
- adopted code our reading
- Permit type
- premises deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy, or abandoned or deteriorated property our reading
- Deadline to start work
- invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 30 days after the permit is issued verified
- Maximum permit life
- completed within six months after the date work is begun verified
- Extension rule
- unless the permit is extended in accordance with Section 105.5.1 verified
- Code citation
- 105.5.1 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
permit issued for work on premises, including any buildings or <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#other_structures_> other structures , that have been deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy (in accordance with <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/new_1/administration-and-enforcement#new_115> Section 115 ), or abandoned or deteriorated property [in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 42-3171.01 et seq.(2012 Repl.)], shall become invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 30 days after the <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> permit is issued and completed within six months after the date work is begun, unless the <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> permit is extended in accordance with <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/new_1/administration-and-enforcement#new_105.5.1> Section 105.5.1 .
— up.codes, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- up.codeshttps://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit