“Dear PoPville,
I purchased my home in Oct. 2021 (in Petworth!) and in the course of trying to get solar panels installed on the house, Solar Solutions informed us that there is a Stop Work Order on the house from 2017. Obviously, I did not own the home back then. I reached out to the previous owner and they say they never received notice from DCRA of any Stop Work Orders. I’ve reached out to DCRA repeatedly and they say we are liable even though it was issued under the previous owner’s name.
I mean how do I even get permits for work that was completed 5 years ago? DCRA has provided no help in answering this. I do not have the highest level of confidence in DCRA, so just wondering if anyone else has encountered a similar problem and if so how did they resolve it?”