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 D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017)
 Title 14. HOUSING
 Chapter 14-7. HOUSING CODE: CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIRS

  Section 14-707. PEELING WALL COVERING OR PAINT  

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    707.1Loose or peeling wall covering or paint on interior surfaces shall be removed, and the surface so exposed shall be repainted or repapered by the owner, except as provided otherwise in § 707.2.

     

    707.2If a room or ceiling is completely replastered and white-coated, that room or ceiling need not be painted or papered.

     

    707.3The presence of loose or peeling paint in residential premises in violation of this chapter and constructed before 1978, and which constitutes a lead-based paint hazard as defined in section 2(22) of the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008, effective March 31, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-381; D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01(22)(“Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act”), shall be enforced by the Mayor according to the provisions of the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act.

     

    707.4REPEALED

     

    707.5REPEALED

     

    707.6REPEALED

     

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    707.14REPEALED

     

    707.15REPEALED

     

    707.16REPEALED

     

    707.17REPEALED

     

    707.18No entry or inspection of any residential premises shall be made without the permission of the occupant of the premises unless a warrant is obtained first from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 11-941 (2001), authorizing the entry and inspection for the purpose of determining compliance with provisions of this section.

     

    707.19Any entry and inspection shall be made with the least possible disruption to the occupants.

     

authority

District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 787, Pub. L. 93-198, D.C. Official Code § 1-204.04.

source

The Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia, 5G DCRR § 2605, Commissioners’ Order 55-1503 (August 11, 1955), as amended by section 2 of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 1983, D.C. Law 5-35, 30 DCR 5407 (Oct. 21, 1983); incorporating by reference the text of D.C. Act 5-57, 30 DCR 4156 (August 19, 1983); as amended by: D.C. Act 14-438 (emergency) at 49 DCR 7676 (August 9, 2002) [EXPIRED]; as amended by: D.C. Act 15-411 (emergency) at 51 DCR 4677 (May 7, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by: D.C. Act 15-430 (emergency) at 51 DCR 5718 (June 4, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by: D.C. Act 15-468 (emergency) at 51 DCR 7587 (August 6, 2004) [EXPIRED]; as amended by: D.C. Act 15-769 at 52 DCR 2627 (March 18, 2005); as amended by the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Law 18-348), published at 58 DCR 717, 722 (January 28, 2011).