DCRA Vacant Properties without Qualifying Exemption - 2010

Keywords
About: Government operations, Transparency, Accountability, Vacant Property, without Qualifying Exemption, Regulation, Citywide Data Warehouse, DCRA, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Vacant Property Registration Fee, Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Amendment Act of 2008
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC

Abstract

DCRA Vacant Properties Not Exempt From Registration Fee. The DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has exclusive authority to classify vacant buildings as granted through the "Nuisance Properties Abatement Reform and Real Property Classification Amendment Act of 2008." DCRA continually monitors the District's more than 180,000 properties on a daily basis and investigates complaints from residents and referrals from other agencies and organizations. The DCRA Vacant Property Unit conducts an initial four point survey/inspection to determine whether or not the property (1) appeared vacant, (2) had excessive vegetation and (3) graffiti and (4) was open and accessible. If the survey/inspections provides convincing evidence that the property is vacant, a letter is sent the owner of record. Property owners have the opportunity to provide evidence that the home is either a) "occupied" or b) is vacant and qualifies for an exemption from the vacant property tax rate. It is the responsibility of the property owner to register their property as vacant within 30 days of being unoccupied. Unoccupied means no one is currently living in the home and has no intention of returning. For more information please checkDCRA Vacant Property page

Purpose

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Point of contact

Citywide Data Warehouse Program

441 4th Street NW, Suite 920
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: 202-727-5660
hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm

Credits

DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)
DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) Citywide Data Warehouse

Data accuracy

Accuracy

Horizontal positional accuracy: Uses DC GIS Master Address Repository (MAR) to assign coordinates

Vertical positional accuracy: N/A

Lineage / Sources

• DCRA website: