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Agency Performance Dashboard

Contractor Rating System

Contractor Rating System

DC Business Center

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DCRA Permit Wizard

DCRA Permit Wizard

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Scout (Online Consolidated Database)

Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

Welcome to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

Agency Performance Dashboard

Agency Performance Dashboard

Contractor Rating System

Contractor Rating System

DC Business Center

DC Business Center

DCRA Permit Wizard

DCRA Permit Wizard

>Scout (Online Consolidated Database)

Scout (Online Consolidated Database)

Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

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View Business Licensing Information
View Construction Inspection Activity
View Permit Records Online Using eRecords

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Featured News

07/05/2022 Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Help Protect District Homeowners from Construction-Related Property Damage

06/30/2022 Modified District Government Services for Fourth of July

04/12/2022 DCRA Announces Settlement With American Residential Services Over Investigation into Permitting Activity

02/16/2022 The Department of Buildings Establishment Act of 2020

12/30/2021 Modified District Government Services for New Year's Day 2022

07/29/2022 DCRA News: July 29, 2022

05/16/2022 DCRA News: May 16, 2022

03/14/2022 DCRA News: March 14, 2022

01/04/2022 DCRA News: January 4, 2022

11/29/2021 DCRA News: November 29, 2021

02/24/2022 DCRA Performance Oversight Testimony

02/07/2022 Public Hearing The Business and Entrepreneurship Support to Thrive Amendment Act of 2021

01/25/2022 Public Roundtable on the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act of 2018

01/25/2022 Public Roundtable on Vacant and Blighted Properties in the District of Columbia

06/10/2021 Testimony on FY22 Budget

12/27/2021 Leaf Blower Regulations Take Effect January 1, 2022

04/30/2021 Application for Occupational and Professional License Renewals Begins July 1

03/23/2021 DEADLINE ALERT: Subdivision and Condominium Submissions

01/21/2021 Temporary Construction Restrictions Within the Security Perimeter To Be Lifted On Friday, January 22

01/15/2021 Notice of Suspension of Construction (59th Presidential Inauguration)

03/22/2022 2319-21 Ontario Road NW – Determination Letter

03/18/2022 3819 Albemarle Street NW – Determination Letter

03/16/2022 2017 Rear 2nd Street NE – Determination Letter

03/15/2022 1944 3rd Street NE – Determination Letter

03/14/2022 5720 Georgia Avenue NW – Determination Letter

07/19/2019 USGBC National Capital Region’s A Midsummer Night’s Green award winner

12/31/2018 2018 Energy Institution of the Year Award

06/09/2017 Mayor Bowser Signs Executive Order Binding the District to the Paris Climate Accord

03/20/2017 DCRA Featured in Institute for Market for Transformation Code Blog

06/29/2016 DCRA Green Building Division Selected as a Team Finalist for the 15th Annual Cafritz Award

2714 Poplar Street NW - Determination Letter

2714 Poplar St NW - Determination Letter

Calvary Church - Determination Letter

Calvary Church - Determination Letter

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Tertius

DCRA Introduces Tertius

Tertius, an online marketplace for construction inspections, easily connects residential and commercial property owners and managers with certified and approved inspectors at their convenience and within their budget.

NEW DCRA Services

Dispatch, DCRA’s Inspections-On-Demand System, Launches

Dispatch, DCRA’s inspections-on-demand system, was designed with customers in mind, to give up-to-the-minute updates on inspection requests. Now, when a customer submits a request for an inspection using the inspection request forms available on dcra.dc.gov, an inspection is automatically scheduled, and Dispatch will push notifications to a customer until the service is complete.

On-Demand Customer Relationship Management

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