# D.C. Code § 42-3301: Definitions

> District of Columbia · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3301

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 42-3301
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 42 / Chapter 33 / § 42-3301

## Text

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term “apartment house” means any building or part thereof, not used primarily for transient occupancy, in which there are 3 or more apartments, each with 1 or more habitable rooms with kitchen and bathroom facilities exclusively for use of and under the control of the occupant thereof.
(2) The term “tenant” means any person who holds or possesses a habitation in subordination to the title of the owner of the premises in which such habitation is located, with the consent of the owner.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 42-3301 § 42-3301. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3301.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3302 § 42-3302. Opportunity for tenants to receive service in own names; payments made by tenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3302.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3303 § 42-3303. Appointment of receiver; termination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3303.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3304 § 42-3304. Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3304.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3305 § 42-3305. Exclusiveness of remedy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3305.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3306 § 42-3306. Findings required prior to termination of service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3306.md)
- [D.C. Code § 42-3307 § 42-3307. Regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T42_C33_S42-3307.md)

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