{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3301","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3301","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter:\n\n(1)\nThe term “apartment house” means any building or part thereof, not used primarily for transient occupancy, in which there are 3 or more apartments, each with 1 or more habitable rooms with kitchen and bathroom facilities exclusively for use of and under the control of the occupant thereof.\n\n(2)\nThe term “tenant” means any person who holds or possesses a habitation in subordination to the title of the owner of the premises in which such habitation is located, with the consent of the owner.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 33. Master-Metered Apartment Buildings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3301","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"483204fc2b00292d009ec6af90bb9c3558c1f59a8d611b5265b0632251872a23","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3271","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}