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DCRA ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT 202-442-STOP
D E P A R T M E N T O F C O N S U M E R & R E G U L A T O R
Y
A F F A I R S
STOP WORK ORDER APPEAL
FORM
LANGUAGE
PREFERRED
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Other:
Under Title 12A, DC Municipal Regulations, § 114.11, you have the right to appeal the Stop Work Order on your property. To exercise this
right, you must complete and file this form within 15 calendar days after posting of the Stop Work Order. You may email, or hand-deliver
this appeal to the Reviewing Official.
Chief Building Official Department of
Consumer & Regulatory Affairs Inspections
Division
1100 4th Street, SW, 4th Floor
Washington DC 20024 202-442-7867
Email: Sarah.Thigpen@dc.gov
Within ten (10) working days of the Reviewing Official’s receipt of your Appeal Form, the Reviewing Official shall affirm, modify, or
reverse the Stop Work Order.
Under Title 12A, DC Municipal Regulations, § 114.11.1 if the Code Offcial denies or takes no action on your appeal within ten (10)
working days of receiving it, you may appeal to the DC Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). You may hand deliver or mail your
written request for a hearing to: Office of Administrative Hearings, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
Please
Note:
Under
Title
12A,
DC
Municipal
Regulations
§
114.11.2
The
filing
of
an
appeal
does
not
stay
the
effect
of
a
stop
work
order.
INFORMATION
Owner/Agent
Name:
Owner/Agent
Address:
Owner/Agent Phone Number:
Address of
Stop
W
ork
Order:
Date:
Zip Code:________________________
Email:
Order
Date:
SIGNATURE
Under Title 12A, §114.11 DC Municipal Regulations, I appeal the above Stop Work Order.
Owner’s or Agent’s Signature:
Date:
REASON FOR APPEAL
DCRA has incorrectly interpreted the true intent of the Construction Code or rules.
The Construction Code provisions do not fully apply.
An equally good or better form of construction will meet the intent of the Construction Code.
EXPLANATION: