DLCP Lodging Business license (activity types include Hotel, Inn and Motel, Bed and Breakfast) plus DCMR Title 14, Ch. 13 (Hotels and Motels). Enforced by DC Dept of Licensing & Consumer Protection (DLCP) licenses; DOB is the construction code official; FEMS Office of the Fire Marshal enforces the fire code. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
DLCP page lists Lodging activity types (Bed and Breakfast, Boarding House, Cooperative Association, Hotel, Inn and Motel, Rooming House); prerequisites include a Certificate of Occupancy or Home Occupation Permit, tax registration and Clean Hands. 2-year license $99, 4-year $198. DCMR 14-13 text not read.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force, nothing scheduled
DLCP Lodging Business license (activity types include Hotel, Inn and Motel, Bed and Breakfast) plus DCMR Title 14, Ch. 13 (Hotels and Motels). DLCP page lists Lodging activity types (Bed and Breakfast, Boarding House, Cooperative Association, Hotel, Inn and Motel, Rooming House); prerequisites include a Certificate of Occupancy or Home Occupation Permit, tax registration and Clean Hands. 2-year license $99, 4-year $198. DCMR 14-13 text not read.
DC Dept of Licensing & Consumer Protection (DLCP) licenses; DOB is the construction code official; FEMS Office of the Fire Marshal enforces the fire code.
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