2019 District of Columbia Code
Title 1 - Government Organization.
Chapter 13 - Surveyor.
§ 1–1326. Wall extending over lot line.

Universal Citation: DC Code § 1–1326 (2019)

If the wall of any house already erected cover 7 inches or more in width of the adjoining lot, it shall be deemed a party wall, according to the regulations for building in the District, and the ground so occupied more than 7 inches in width shall be paid for as provided in § 1-1325.

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1426, ch. 854, § 1587.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 1-926.

1973 Ed., § 1-626.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 1-1327.

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