District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 38-156: Power to raze buildings; limitations.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 38. Educational Institutions.
Chapter 1. Board of Education.
Subchapter III. Miscellaneous Provisions.

The Mayor, with the consent of the Council by resolution, shall have the power to raze structures. The razing of any building, structure, or part of any building or structure that is on the National Register of Historic Places, the District of Columbia inventory of historic sites, or for which application for one of these listings is pending, shall not be approved.

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