District of Columbia · adopted code · Residential Code
For District of Columbia, source type is adopted code; permit type is Residential Code; deadline to start work is invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the permit is issued; inactivity window is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the date work is begun as evidenced by lack of continuous work, 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
- Residential Code our reading
- Deadline to start work
- invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the permit is issued verified
- Inactivity window
- suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the date work is begun as evidenced by lack of continuous work verified
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What the source says
permit issued for construction regulated by the Residential Code shall become invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the permit is issued, or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the date work is begun as evidenced by lack of continuous work.
— up.codes, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- up.codeshttps://up.codes/s/expiration-of-permit