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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 47-2328

Citation
§ 47-2328
Parent Document
Holmes v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 421 A.2d 27 (1980)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1980-09-30

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. Petitioner repeatedly contends that before an inspector may enter an individual apartment for purposes of noting violations of the Housing Code, he must have probable cause to believe that violations exist therein, citing §§ 3101 and 2701 of the Housing Regulations. Section 2701 which is for all practical purposes identical in language to § 1301, states that “[w]hen-ever any duly designated agent of the District of Columbia determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there exists a violation of any provision of this Code shall make a report to the Head of the Housing Division of the Department of Licenses and Inspection of the District of Columbia, who shall, in his discretion, give notice of such alleged violation to the person or persons responsible therefore.” Petitioner interprets the “reasonable grounds” as a “probable cause” requirement before inspection, [Emphasis added.]