Housing Regulation DCRA targets neighborhoods with front-line staff to identify potential problems and initiate solutions. The agency is a pro-active partner in the city's mission to protect and rebuild its communities. The District of Columbia Housing Code (14DCMR) The Rental Housing Act of 1985 The Condominium Act of 1976 The Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980, as amended, (DC Law 3-86) The District's Building Repair Program The DC Housing Code (14DCMR) The DC Housing Code (14 DCMR) requires DCRA to conduct inspections to determine if property owners are in compliance with maintenance requirements of residential properties. Where noncompliance is found, DCRA takes appropriate action to obtain voluntary abatements of the sub-standard conditions or to compel compliance. The Rental Housing Act of 1985 The Rental Housing Act of 1985 (commonly referred to as "rent control"), names DCRA as a repository for information regarding the amount of rent charged for residential rental property. The Act also requires the administration to receive and process documents required for adjustments in rent ceilings (landlord petitions); resolve disputes between landlords and tenants; and where necessary, receive and distribute for legal action tenant petitions seeking redress for alleged infractions by the landlord. The Condominium Act of 1976 The Condominium Act of 1976, Technical and Clarifying Amendment Act of 1992, DC Law 9-82 regulates the establishment, control, governance, registration and offering of condominiums. The Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980, as amended, (DC Law 3-86) The Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980, as amended, DC Law 3-86, regulates the conversion procedures, relocation assistance and opportunity to purchase. The District's Building Repair Program DC Code 5-513/6-711, "The District's Building Repair Program" authorizes the District, when the owner fails to correct a housing code violation, to correct the violation and pass the cost to the owner as a nuisance lien against the property: and if the owner does not pay the nuisance tax, to sell the property at a tax sale. You may get copies of these laws at the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances at 441 4th Street, NW, Room 520S, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 727-5090.