D.C. Code § 4-211.01
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§ 4-211.01. Home repairs — Run-down premises.
Official statutory 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.
(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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