JD Supra

Summary Of DCRA Business Licensing Virtual Meeting On COVID-19 Impacts To Operations

The District of Columbia’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) – the agency that, among other tasks, issues building permits and business licenses – conducted a virtual meeting on ...
WUSA

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser releases plan to split DCRA

WASHINGTON — Collapsed buildings, long waits for permits, and blighted buildings. That’s what D.C.’s Councilmembers say is the legacy of the District’s troubled Department of Consumer and Regulatory ...
Washington City Paper

Who Is DCRA’s Fast-track Permit Service Really Helping?

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, D.C.’s agency responsible for everything from monitoring illegal construction to issuing basic business licenses, has the distinction of being among ...
Commercial Observer

Ernest Chrappah Takes Reins at DCRA at a Tumultuous Time

For the past six months, Ernest Chrappah has taken on the role of reforming Washington D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)—one of the city’s most beleaguered government ...
The Business Journals

The end of DCRA? Bill would break up District's permitting, licensing and inspections agency.

The legislation, introduced Tuesday, would carve up DCRA into two agencies, one with responsibility for building codes and inspections and the other for licensing and consumer protection. A majority ...
Bisnow

D.C.'s New Department Of Buildings Debuts, Headed By Leader Of Disbanded DCRA

The dismantling of the troubled, sprawling D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs got off to a bumpy start when it was announced that the agency's top officials would lead the two new ...
The Business Journals

The DCRA split is imminent. Here's what comes next.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The split will create a Department of Buildings and ...
JD Supra

D.C. Department Of Consumer And Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) Closes In-Person Permit And Licenses In Response To COVID-19

Today, the District of Columbia announced that DCRA will close all of its in-person permit, license and other centers until at least April 27, 2020. Permits remain available online, and DCRA is ...
Washington City Paper

The New DCRA: Business Permit a Breeze for First-Timer

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Lance Robinson came down to 941 North Cap today to get his ...
wjla

The Black Squirrel gets its permit from DCRA

A quick update on The Black Squirrel's rather public dispute with D.C.'s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs over a permit to build a new bar in the basement of its Adams Morgan location: ...
Commercial Observer

DCRA Increasing Safety Measures for Commercial, Multifamily Properties

On July 1, a five-story condominium project under construction in northwest D.C. collapsed, barely a week after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. which ...