DCRA Inspection and Enforcement
If you need an inspection of completed work you did under structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire protection, elevator, or boiler permits, or you need a zoning inspection, please call (202) 442-9557.
NOTICE: The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will continue to conduct all inspections. Contractors and wholesalers please help us spread the word. Below is a printable flier you can distribute to your customers.
DCRA Fact Check: Commercial Inspections
Location of Third Party Inspectors & Stop Work Order Customer Service
Third-Party Inspections and Stop Work Order Appeal Requests are now being handled at the Inspection Unit's new DC General Hospital Campus location. For more information, please read this DCRA Customer Bulletin* .
Location of Third Party Inspectors & Stop Work Order Customer Service
Third-Party Inspections and Stop Work Order Appeal Requests are now being handled at the Inspection Unit's new DC General Hospital Campus location. For more information, please read this DCRA Customer Bulletin* .
Map of New Inspections Division Location*
Illegal Construction
To report construction you believe is illegal, call (202) 442-STOP (7867). Read more about Illegal Construction .
Third Party Inspections
Illegal Construction
To report construction you believe is illegal, call (202) 442-STOP (7867). Read more about Illegal Construction .
Third Party Inspections
Residential Inspections
If you want to request the inspection of a residential property, because you suspect there are housing code violations, go to Residential Inspection Services .
Housing Code Violations & Abatement Schedules
Get information about current Housing Code Violations and Abatement Schedules .
How to Request a Residential Inspection Online
To request a residential inspection online please send an email to: DCRA Residential Inspection Scheduling Unit . To help DCRA respond to your request as quickly as possible, please include:
Name
Phone Number
Address and Unit Number (if applicable)
Brief Description of the Problem
If you want to request the inspection of a residential property, because you suspect there are housing code violations, go to Residential Inspection Services .
Housing Code Violations & Abatement Schedules
Get information about current Housing Code Violations and Abatement Schedules .
How to Request a Residential Inspection Online
To request a residential inspection online please send an email to: DCRA Residential Inspection Scheduling Unit . To help DCRA respond to your request as quickly as possible, please include:
Name
Phone Number
Address and Unit Number (if applicable)
Brief Description of the Problem
If you feel you need an emergency inspection, please do not email, call (202) 442-9557or dial 311 immediately.
Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings
Find out what cases are before the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings.
Find out what cases are before the Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings.
Vacant Property
To report a property you suspect is vacant, go to Vacant Property .
Illegal Rental Housing
To report a property you suspect is rented without a license, go to Business License Verification .
To report a property you suspect is vacant, go to Vacant Property .
Illegal Rental Housing
To report a property you suspect is rented without a license, go to Business License Verification .
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website,
http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner