# D.C. Code § 4-211.01: Home repairs — Run-down premises

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T4_C2_S4-211.01

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 4-211.01
- **Heading:** Home repairs — Run-down premises
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / § 4-211.01

## Text

The Mayor may authorize an expenditure for repairs to a home which a recipient of TANF, POWER, or GAC owns or is buying, when there has been no assignment or transfer to the District of such property, if:
(1) A determination has been made that:
(A) The home is so defective that continued occupancy is not warranted;
(B) Unless repairs are made the recipient would have to move to rental quarters; and
(C) The rental cost of quarters for the recipient and his family over a period of 2 years would exceed the cost of repairs needed to make the home habitable together with other costs attributable to continued occupancy of the home; and
(2) There has been no expenditure for repairs prior to the determination described in paragraph (1) of this section.

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