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Current through October 23, 2012
For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) "Home improvement" means the repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, or modernization of, or addition to, residential real property.
(2) "Home improvement contract" means any written agreement, in a form that has been approved by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, entered into between the same contractor and the same homeowner within any 12-month period for home improvement for a specific price. For the purposes of this section, the contract price for a home improvement contract shall be the contract price for all contracts during any 12-month period with respect to a home improvement.
(3) "Land records" means the property records maintained by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia.
(4) "Notice amount" means a written notice of amounts due to a contractor, subcontractor, materialman, or supplier for a project.
(5) "Notice of intent" means a notice of intention to enforce a lien against the owner's property for a project.
(6) "Owner" means an owner either in fee simple or a lesser estate, a lessee, or a prospective purchaser in possession under a contract of sale authorized to contract for a project.
(7) "Project" means any work or materials provided by a contractor for the erection, construction, improvement, repair of, or addition to any real property in the District of Columbia at the direction of an owner, or an owner's authorized agent, or the placing of any engine, machinery, or other thing therein or in connection therewith so as to become a fixture, though capable of being detached.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1384, ch 854, § 1238a, as added Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-31, § 2(a), 52 DCR 7195; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 101, 56 DCR 1117.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the section designation.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 16-31, the "Mechanic's Lien Amendment Act of 2005", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 16-105 which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 7, 2005, and July 6, 2005, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 26, 2005, it was assigned Act No. 16-151 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 16-31 became effective on October 20, 2005.
Law 17-353, the "Technical Amendments Act of 2008", was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-994 which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 2, 2008, and December 16, 2008, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2009, it was assigned Act No. 17-687 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-353 became effective on March 25, 2009.
