608. AIR CONDITIONING

608 AIR CONDITIONING 608.1 General. The owner or operator of a housing business, who provides air conditioning as a service either through individual air conditioning units or a central air conditioning system, shall maintain each such air conditioning unit or system in safe and good working condition so that it is capable of providing, during a period starting no later than May 15 and ending no earlier than September 15, an inside temperature, in the rooms it is intended to serve, equal to the greater of: (a) 78 ºF (26 ºC); or (b) at least 15 ºF (9 ºC) less than the outside temperature. Exception: The air conditioning system in a building with a two-pipe system, or any other system reasonably requiring more than 15 days to transition from heat to air conditioning, shall be maintained in safe and good working condition so that it is capable of providing, during the period starting no later than June 1 and ending no earlier than September 15, an inside temperature, in the rooms it is intended to serve, equal to the greater of: (a) 78 ºF (26 ºC); or (b) at least 15 ºF (8 ºC) less than the outside temperature. 608.2 Inspection of air conditioning equipment by qualified persons. The owner of a structure containing two or more units served by central or shared air conditioning equipment, or wall-mounted air conditioning units (not including window air conditioning units), shall cause the air conditioning equipment to be inspected by a qualified person annually. A copy of current inspection and service reports shall be available for public inspection on site in the office of the building operator. Exception: If the building operator does not have an on-site office, the reports shall be made available for inspection: By posting the reports in an on-site location accessible to all building residents; or By mailing or delivering a copy of the reports to each unit; or By mailing or delivering a notice to each unit identifying a location within the District of Columbia where the reports are available for public inspection during normal business hours. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 6173 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Property Maintenance Code (2017), referred to as the “Property Maintenance Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (International Property Maintenance Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Property Maintenance Code Supplement of 2017 (12-G DCMR). The International Property Maintenance Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/toc/551/ District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Property Maintenance Code Supplement of 2017 12-G DCMR § 608