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Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings (BCIB)
The Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings (BCIB) is charged, under DC Official Code Section 6-901, et seq. (2001 Edition), with:
- Examining the sanitary condition of all buildings in the District
- Receiving referrals from other agencies, citizens and inspectors
- Inspecting insanitary building conditions and reporting them to BCIB meetings
- Determining which buildings are so insanitary that they endanger the health or lives of occupants or people in the vicinity
- Serving owners with Notices to Show Cause, within 10 days, why their buildings should not be condemned
- Holding hearings, if owners ask for them
- Issuing Orders of Condemnation to owners to correct insanitary conditions, within 30 days, by changing, repairing, making habitable, razing, or removing buildings
- Making buildings safe and sanitary or razed and removed—if owners fail to fix conditions—and assessing corrective action costs as special taxes on the property
The seven BCIB members are full-time DC government employees, appointed by the Mayor.
NOTE: Beginning October 22, 2008, all BCIB meeting will be held at 10 am at 441 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20002, on the 11th Floor in either Suite 1117 or 1112 on two Wednesdays of each month. The meetings will no longer be held on the 7th floor OPLA conference room. The calendar is published monthly in the DC Register. Please click on the link below for exact dates and agendas.
Minutes of BCIB meetings are available by request via audio tape. DCRA is working closely with the BCIB to unveil minutes on demand via this Web site. Stay tuned for more information.
For more information, please contact the BCIB at (202) 481-3542.
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