# FAO BLIGHT DEFINITION

> D.C.OfficialCode§42-3131.05BlightDefinition:       Forthepurposesofthissubchapter,&nbs...

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**D.C. Official Code§ 42-3131.05 Blight Definition:**

 For the purposes of this subchapter, the term :

(l)(A) "Blighted vacant building" means a vacant building that is determined by the Mayor to be unsafe, unsanitary, or which is otherwise determined to threaten the health, safety, or general welfare of the community.

1.  In making a determination that a vacant building is a blighted vacant building, the Mayor shall consider the following:

1.  Whether the vacant building is the subject of a condemnation proceeding before the Board of Condemnation and Insanitary Buildings;

1.  Whether the vacant building is boarded up; and

1.  Failure to comply with the following vacant building maintenance standards:

1.  Doors, windows, areaways, and other openings are weather-tight and secured against entry by birds, vermin, and trespassers, and missing or broken doors, windows, and other openings are covered;

1.  The exterior walls are free of holes, breaks, graffiti, and loose or rotting materials, and exposed metal and wood surfaces are protected from the elements and against decay or rust by periodic application of weather-coating materials, such as paint; or

(Ill) All balconies, porches, canopies, marquees, signs, metal awnings, stairways, accessory, and appurtenant structures, and similar features are safe and sound, and exposed metal and wood surfaces are protected from the elements by application of weather-coating materials, such as paint.