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- D.C. Code § 42-1902.09 · Compliance with condominium chapter and instruments.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.10 · Contents of declaration; where condominium contains convertible land; expandable, contractable and leasehold condominiums; easements; additionally required descriptions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.11 · Allocation of interests in common elements; proportionate or equal shares; statement in declaration; no alteration nor disposition without unit; no partition.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.12 · Allocation where condominium expandable or contains convertible land; reallocation following addition of land; where all convertible space converted to common elements; effect of reduction in number of units.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.13 · Assignments of limited common elements; method of reassignment; amendment of instruments and recordation thereof.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.14 · Recordation of plat and plans; contents; certification; when new plat, survey, and recordation necessary; provisions applicable to limited common elements; filing with Office of Surveyor.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.15 · Preliminary recordation of plans.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.16 · Easement for encroachments and support; where liability not relieved.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.17 · Conversion of convertible lands; recordation of appropriate instruments; character of convertible land; tax liability; time limitation on conversion.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.18 · Conversion of convertible spaces; amendment of declaration and bylaws; recordation; status of convertible space not converted.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.19 · Expansion of condominiums; amendment of declaration; recordation; reallocation of interests in common elements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.20 · Contraction of the Condominium.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.21 · Declarant’s easement over common elements for purpose of improvements, etc.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.22 · Sales offices, model units, etc.; authorization; when become common elements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.23 · Representations or commitments relating to additional or withdrawable land; declarant’s obligation to complete or begin improvements designated for such; liability for damages arising out of use of certain easements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.24 · Improvements or alterations within unit; exterior appearance not to be changed; merger of adjoining units.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.25 · Relocation of boundaries between units; when permitted; written application; amendment of declaration and bylaws; reallocation of common elements; altered maps and plans; recordation and effect thereof; scope of provisions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.26 · Subdivision of units; when permitted; written application; amendment of declaration and bylaws; reallocation of common elements; altered maps and plans; recordation and effect thereof; scope of provisions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.27 · Amendment of instruments.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.28 · Termination of condominium.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.29 · Condominium lease; recordation; terms; leasehold payments; increases; sale or assignation; offer to unit owners’ association; renewal.
- D.C. Code § 42-1902.30 · Transfer of special declarant rights.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.01 · Bylaws; recordation; unit owners’ association and executive board thereof; powers and duties; officers; amendment and contents thereof; responsibility for insurance on common elements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.02 · Control by declarant; limitations; contracts entered on behalf of unit owners; declarant to act where owners’ association or officers thereof not existent; graduated representation of unit owners in executive board; strict construction.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.03 · Meetings; electronic notice.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.04 · Meetings — Executive board; quorums.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.05 · Allocation of votes within unit owners’ association; vote where more than 1 owner of unit; proxies; majority; provisions not applicable to units owned by association.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.06 · Officers; disqualification.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.07 · Maintenance, repair, etc., of condominiums; right of access for repair; liability for damages arising from exercise thereof; warranty against structural defects; limitations upon actions; bond or other security.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.08 · Unit owners’ associations; powers and rights; deemed attorney-in-fact to grant and accept beneficial easements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.08a · Condominium Association Advisory Council.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.09 · Tort and contract liability of association and declarant; judgment liens against common property and individual units.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.10 · Insurance obtained by association; notice to unit owners.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.11 · Rights to surplus funds.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.12 · Liability for common expenses; special assessments; proportionate liability fixed in bylaws; installment payment of assessments; when assessment past due; interest thereon.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.12a · Notice of intention to take legal action to collect past due amounts.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.13 · Lien for assessments against units; priority; recordation not required; enforcement by sale; notice to delinquent owner and public; distribution of proceeds; power of executive board to purchase unit at sale; limitation; costs and attorneys’ fees; statement of unpaid assessments; liability upon transfer of unit.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.14 · Books, minutes, and records; inspection.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.15 · Limitation on right of first refusal and other restraints on alienation; recordable statement of waiver of rights to be supplied promptly upon request.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.16 · Warranty against structural defects; limitation for conversion condominiums; exclusion or modification of warranty.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.17 · Statute of limitations for warranties.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.18 · Master associations — Authorization; powers; rights and responsibilities of unit owners; election of executive board.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.19 · Merger or consolidation of condominiums.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.20 · Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements.
- D.C. Code § 42-1903.21 · Unit owners’ association as trustee.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.01 · Exemptions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.02 · No offer or disposition of unit prior to registration; current public offering statement; right of cancellation by purchaser; form therefor prescribed by Mayor.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.03 · Application for registration; contents; later registration of additional units; availability for public inspection; fee to be determined by Mayor.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.04 · Public offering statement; form prescribed by Mayor; contents; use in promotions; material change in information and amendment of statement.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.05 · Application for registration — Investigation by Mayor upon receipt.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.06 · Application for registration — Notice of filing; registration or rejection; notice of need for rejection; hearing.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.07 · Registration; annual updating report by declarant; termination.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.08 · Conversion condominiums; additional contents of public offering statement; notice of intent to convert; tenant’s and subtenant’s right to purchase; notice to vacate.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.09 · Escrow of deposits; to bear interest; not subject to attachment.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.10 · Copies of documents to be furnished to purchaser by declarant; Department of Housing and Community Development website publication.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.11 · Resale by unit owner; seller to obtain appropriate statements from association and furnish to purchaser; scope of provisions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.12 · Mayor to administer chapter; rules and regulations; advertising materials; abbreviated public offering statement; court actions; intervention in suits involving condominiums; notice relating to conversion condominiums.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.13 · Investigations and proceedings; powers of Mayor; enforcement through courts.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.14 · Cease and desist and affirmative action orders; temporary cease and desist orders; prior notice thereof.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.15 · Revocation of registration; notice; hearing; written finding of fact; cease and desist order as alternative.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.16 · Judicial review of mayoral actions.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.17 · Penalties; prosecution by Attorney General.
- D.C. Code § 42-1904.18 · Severability.
- D.C. Code § 42-2001 · Short title.
- D.C. Code § 42-2002 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 42-2003 · Establishment by subdivision.
- D.C. Code § 42-2004 · Transfer of individual units; incidents of real property; recordation.
- D.C. Code § 42-2005 · Joint tenancies, tenancies in common, tenancies by the entirety.
- D.C. Code § 42-2006 · Units held in fee; common elements held in undivided shares; recordation of declaration of ownership percentages; market values of units and shares not fixed; voting on basis; unit deeds.
- D.C. Code § 42-2007 · Indivisibility of common elements; limitation upon partition; exception thereto.
- D.C. Code § 42-2008 · Use of elements held in common; right to enter units for certain repairs.
- D.C. Code § 42-2009 · Plat of condominium subdivision — Contents thereof; certification and recordation.
- D.C. Code § 42-2010 · Plat of condominium subdivision — Reference thereto for description; conveyance of unit includes share in common elements.
- D.C. Code § 42-2011 · Termination and waiver of regime; certification upon plat; judicial termination; ownership after termination; condominium restrictions not applicable after termination or partition.
- D.C. Code § 42-2012 · Merger no bar to reconstitution.
- D.C. Code § 42-2013 · Bylaws — Availability for examination; made part of declaration; amendment; compliance mandatory.
- D.C. Code § 42-2014 · Plat of condominium subdivision — Necessary; modification of administration.
- D.C. Code § 42-2015 · Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit.
- D.C. Code § 42-2016 · Common profits and expenses; taxation; proportional contributions for administration and maintenance mandatory; determination of amount due and assessment of lien.
- D.C. Code § 42-2017 · Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance.
- D.C. Code § 42-2018 · Joint and several liability of purchaser and seller of unit for amounts owing under § 42-2016; purchaser’s right of indemnity; right to statement of amount of unpaid assessments.
- D.C. Code § 42-2019 · Supplemental method of enforcement of lien; rights and duties of subsequent purchaser; priority of lien, bond and trust; written statement of payments due under lien.
- D.C. Code § 42-2020 · Authority to obtain hazard insurance; held in trust; no effect on right to insure individual unit.
- D.C. Code § 42-2021 · Application of insurance proceeds to reconstruction; pro rata distribution in certain cases according to bylaws or decision of council.
- D.C. Code § 42-2022 · Sharing of reconstruction cost where project not insured or insurance indemnity insufficient.
- D.C. Code § 42-2023 · Unit identification; taxation of unit and proportionate share of common area; effect of forfeiture or tax sale of other units.
- D.C. Code § 42-2024 · Actions relating to common elements; service of process; removal of lien on proportionate share of common areas following judgment against other unit owners.
- D.C. Code § 42-2025 · Liens available only against individual units; consent necessary for mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens; removal of lien on unit and proportionate share of common area following judgment against other unit owners.
- D.C. Code § 42-2026 · Rule against perpetuities and rule against unreasonable restraints on alienation not applicable to horizontal property regimes; exception for individual units.
- D.C. Code § 42-2027 · Subchapter supplements existing code provisions; exception where conflict arises.
- D.C. Code § 42-2028 · Regulations of Council and Zoning Commission; enforcement thereof.
- D.C. Code § 42-2029 · Subchapter interpreted to require compliance with all applicable laws; owners’ responsibilities for taxes; methods of collection; no effect on eminent domain.
- D.C. Code § 42-2030 · Right to individual water meters; common water service authorized; billing and collection.
- D.C. Code § 42-2031 · Authority vested in Board of Commissioners unaffected; delegation of functions.
- D.C. Code § 42-2051 · Council authorized to prohibit conversions to condominiums.
- D.C. Code § 42-2061 · Definitions.
- D.C. Code § 42-2062 · Establishment of Limited-Equity Cooperative Task Force.
- D.C. Code § 42-2063 · Membership.
- D.C. Code § 42-2064 · Duties of the Task Force.
- D.C. Code § 42-2065 · Sunset.