Section 14-600. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

600.1The owner or licensee of each residential building shall provide and maintain the facilities, utilities, and fixtures required by this section.

 

600.2Each facility, utility or fixture shall be properly and safely installed, and shall be maintained in a safe and good working condition.

 

600.3Where a utility (such as water, electricity, gas or other fuels, or sewer or refuse service) is the responsibility of, or under the control of, the owner or licensee of any residential building, the utility shall be furnished and maintained by the owner or licensee in the quantities needed for normal occupancy.

 

600.4Whenever an owner or licensee of any residential building furnishes any facilities for cooking, storage, or refrigeration of food, those facilities shall be maintained by the owner or licensee in a safe and good working condition.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is contained in paragraphs 28 and 46 of section 7 of An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes ("Act of 1902"), Public, No.218, approved July 1, 1902, as amended by: An Act approved July 1, 1932, to amend section 7 [of the Act of 1902], Public, No. 237, 47 Stat. 550; and An Act approved July 22, 1947, Public Law 215, 61 Stat. 402.

source

The Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia, 5G DCRR §§ 2401, 2405 and 2406, Commissioners’ Order 55-1503 (August 11, 1955).