D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3209

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 36, September 6, 2024

Rule 20-3209 - NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

3209.1

An indoor mold assessment professional shall notify the Department when he or she determines that a property has ten or more square feet (10 ft.²) of indoor mold growth in an affected area, in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) The notification shall include the address of the site, a short description of the building and its mold condition, the name of the client, the date(s) of the assessment, and the name and license number of the indoor mold assessment professional; and

(b) The notification shall be provided to the Department no more than five (5) calendar days after issuance of a mold assessment report, mold remediation protocol, or a mold management plan.

3209.2

An indoor mold remediation professional shall notify the Department of a planned mold remediation at a property when it has ten or more square feet (10 ft.²) of indoor mold growth in an affected area, in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) The notification shall include the address of the site, a short description of the building, the name of the client, the start date, the anticipated stop date, and the name and license number of the indoor mold remediation professional;

(b) The indoor mold remediation professional shall notify the Department at least five (5) calendar days prior to the date when remediation is scheduled to start;

(c) After notification, if the scheduled start date changes, the indoor mold remediation professional shall provide the Department with the proper scheduled date at least five (5) calendar days prior to the scheduled start of remediation;

(d) After notification, if the scheduled stop date changes by more than one (1) calendar day, the indoor mold remediation professional shall provide the Department with the proper stop date as soon as practicable but no later than one (1) calendar day after the indoor mold remediation professional is aware of the new stop date;

(e) The notification requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) do not apply in the event of an emergency, however in an emergency the indoor mold remediation professional shall provide the Department with a notification according to paragraph (a) as soon as practicable but no later than the following business day after the indoor mold remediation professional identifies the emergency; and

(f) The notification requirements of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) do not apply when, previously unknown to the indoor mold remediation professional, 10 square feet or more (10 ft.²) of indoor mold growth in an affected area is revealed during the remediation process, in which case the indoor mold remediation professional shall provide the Department with a notification according to paragraph (a) as soon as practicable but no later than the following business day after the indoor mold growth is revealed.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-3209

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 6098 (4/22/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5018 (5/7/2021)