{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3506.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3506.02","heading":"Demolition.","body":"(a)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall demolish and the Mayor shall not permit the demolition of any housing accommodation or rental unit for the purpose of constructing or expanding a hotel, motel, inn, or other transient residential accommodation.\n\n(b)\nNo person shall construct or expand and the Mayor shall not permit the construction or expansion of a hotel, motel, inn, or other transient residential occupancy on the site of a housing accommodation or rental unit demolished after July 17, 1985.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 35. Rental Housing Generally.","Subchapter VI. Conversion or Demolition of Rental Housing for Hotels, Motels, or Inns."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3506.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"01438993534028708d03ce14f91b8f6fed6bc9e6e581fb06de0ec71fb7c1151c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3506.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3507.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}