# District of Columbia — Building permit expiry, progress and renewal rules by jurisdiction

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Source type:** adopted code _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Permit type:** premises deemed to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy, or abandoned or deteriorated property _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to start work:** invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 30 days after the permit is issued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum permit life:** completed within six months after the date work is begun _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Extension rule:** unless the permit is extended in accordance with Section 105.5.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Code citation:** 105.5.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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 .

## Source

- https://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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