Section 14-206. DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES

 

206.1Refusal to permit any authorized District of Columbia official to inspect the premises occupied or to be occupied by a housing business shall be cause for withholding the issuance of a license for the premises until such time as inspection is permitted.

 

206.2 Refusal to permit any authorized District of Columbia official to inspect the premises occupied by a licensed housing business shall be cause for revocation of the license.

 

206.3The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this chapter on any of the following grounds:

 

(a)Conviction of the business license holder for any criminal offense involving fraudulent conduct arising out of or based on the business being licensed;

 

(b)Willful or fraudulent circumvention by the business operator of any provision of District statute or regulation relating to the conduct of the business;

 

(c)Employment of any fraudulent or misleading device, method, or practice relating to the conduct of the business; or

 

(d)The making of any false statement in the license application.

 

206.4All qualifications set forth in this chapter as prerequisite to the issuance of a license shall be maintained for the entire license period. Failure to maintain any qualification for licensure shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license.

 

 

authority

Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, pursuant to the authority set forth in An Act To provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners of said District, and for other purposes, approved April 14, 1906 (34 Stat. 114; D.C. Official Code §§ 42-3131.01, et seq. (2010 Repl. & 2011 Supp.)); Article III of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1983, effective March 31, 1983, D.C Official Code §§ 47-2828 and 47-2851.20 (2005 Repl.); and Mayor’s Order 83-92, dated April 7, 1983

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 7487, 7491 (June 22, 2012).