(a) The Director may grant an exemption from the requirement in Section 26-22 for any real property that is:
(1) in compliance with 26-22(a) and the property owner has been actively seeking in good faith to rent or sell the property if:
(A) the time period for sale or rent does not exceed 1 year from the initial listing, offer, or advertisement of sale or rent of a residential building; and
(B) the building has a valid certificate of occupancy;
(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months, the subject of a pending application for a necessary approval for development before the Planning Board, Board of Appeals, or Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings; or
(3) for a period not to exceed 24 months, the subject of a probate proceeding.
(b) The cumulative time period that a vacant dwelling may be exempted from this Article must not exceed 3 years.
(c) An application for an exemption must be made on a form the Director prescribes.
(d) A person that believes the Director has incorrectly denied the person’s application for an exemption may appeal that decision under Section 26-25. (2017 L.M.C., ch. 11, § 1.)
Editor’s note—Former § 26-23, “Minimum standards for nonresidential property,” was repealed, reenacted with amendments, renumbered § 26-10, and retitled pursuant to 2002 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1.