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PUBLIC LAW 681-AUG. 28, 1954

Occupancy after c ondemnation.

Repairs or demolition.

Cancellation o f condetnnati o n order«

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danger to the health or lives of the occupants thereof or of persons living in the vicinity, in which event the Board may fix a lesser time. From and after fifteen days, exclusive of Sundays or legal holidays, or within such additional time as may be fixed by the Board, after a copy of any order of condemnation has been affixed to any condemned building or part of building, no person shall occupy such building or part of building. "SEC. 4. No person having authority to prevent shall permit any building or part of building condemned to be occupied, except as specially authorized by the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings under the authority contained in this Act, after fifteen days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, or within such additional time as may be fixed by the Board, from and after the date of service of a copy of the order of condemnation on the owner of such building; or, if a copy of such order of condemnation has been affixed to the condemned building or part of building at a date subsequent to the date of service of the notice on the owner, after fifteen days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, or within such additional time as may be fixed by the Board, from the date on which said copy of such order of condemnation was so affixed. "SEC. 5. The owner of any building or part of building condemned under the provisions of this Act shall, within the time specified by the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings in the order of condemnation, or any extension of time which may be granted by the Board, (1) make such changes or repairs as will remedy the conditions which led to the condemnation of such building or part of building, or (2) cause such building or part of building to be demolished and removed: Provided, That any owner repairing a building or part of building in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be required to make only those repairs which are reasonably related to a correction of the insanitary condition or conditions found by said Board to exist in or about said building, and nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Board to require any repair not reasonably related to the correction of any insanitary condition in or about such building, or to require such building to be brought fully into conformity with the District of Columbia Building Code or other building regulations in effect at the time such repairs are made. Whenever any building is repaired or demolished in accordance with the requirements of this section, such repair or demolition shall be performed in such manner and under the authority of such permit as may be required by any applicable law or regulation. "SEC. 6. If the owner of any building or part of building condemned under the provisions of this Act shall make such changes or repairs as will remedy in a manner satisfactory to the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings the conditions which led to the condemnation of such building or part of building, the order of condemnation shall be canceled and the building may again be occupied. If the owner cannot make such changes or repairs within the period within which the owner may lawfully permit such building or part of building to be occupied under section 4 of this Act, but proceeds with such changes or repairs with reasonable diligence during such period, said Board may, by special order, extend from time to time the period within which the occupants of said building or part of building may remain therein, and within which the owner of such building may permit the said occupants so to remain. "SEC. 7. If the owner of any building or part of building condemned under the provisions of this Act shall fail to remedy in a manner satisfactory to the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings the condition or conditions which led to the condemnation thereof,

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