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The actual law · District of Columbia
District of Columbia Condominium Act (D.C. Code §§ 42-1901.01 et seq.), full text. This is the law your board answers to — read it yourself, then use the owner guides to see what it means in practice.
Removal of directors by members or other persons.
Covered in an owner guide
Inspection of records by members.
Covered in an owner guide
Applicability of chapter; corresponding terms; supersedure of prior law.
The translation
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Definitions.
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.
Covered in an owner guide
Meetings; electronic notice.
Covered in an owner guide
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.
Covered in an owner guide
Unit owners’ associations; powers and rights; deemed attorney-in-fact to grant and accept beneficial easements.
Covered in an owner guide
Tort and contract liability of association and declarant; judgment liens against common property and individual units.
Insurance obtained by association; notice to unit owners.
Liability for common expenses; special assessments; proportionate liability fixed in bylaws; installment payment of assessments; when assessment past due; interest thereon.
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 tran
Covered in an owner guide
Books, minutes, and records; inspection.
Covered in an owner guide
Warranty against structural defects; limitation for conversion condominiums; exclusion or modification of warranty.
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