District of Columbia
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.
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia verified
- 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
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 construction regulated by the <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/irc-2012> Residential Code shall become invalid if the authorized work is not begun within 180 days after the <https://up.codes/viewer/district-of-columbia/ibc-2012/chapter/2/definitions#permit_> 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