1502. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT

1502 AUTHORITY TO CORRECT 1502.1 The Director may consider the following factors in determining whether the Department should cause correction of a violation: (a) The status of any current assessments against the property; (b) The financial status of the property including whether the property is in either foreclosure or receivership, or has been abandoned; (c) The physical condition of the property including whether there are any major structural problems; (d) The current vacancy rate of the property, if a housing accommodation; (e) The amount of funds needed to make the correction in relation to market value of the property; (f) The prospect of timely repayment of the funds expended including whether there is an active Tenant’s Association paying funds into an escrow account; (g) The best interests of the tenants in being provided safe and sanitary conditions; and (h) Any other factors which the Director deems relevant. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 7860, 7861 (December 19, 1986).