alumni_audit OP t1_ixxsb7p wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:14 AM

Reply to comment by dcmarkie in Do DC rental properties require GFCI outlets? by alumni_audit

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kungpaochi t1_ixxv8rg wrote on November 27, 2022 at 5:45 AM

Here's the catch though. That's for new construction. Whenever renovations are done, new code applies, but you do have tons of buildings like yours where it's not up to current code and that old stuff gets grandfathered in. If it met code when it was made then it can stay.

violet-shift t1_iy01w1h wrote on November 27, 2022 at 6:56 PM

I'm curious if the fact that it already shocked someone makes a difference, though? That implies its actively unsafe, not just potentially so.

I think its still worth it for the OP to reach out to the OTA for advice.

kungpaochi t1_iy02mfi wrote on November 27, 2022 at 7:01 PM

It's still worth asking yes. But no, that doesn't change anything. For reference I'm an electrical engineer in building design, I've designed many of the residential mixed use high rises in DC. There might be some route I'm not aware of. The owner can't be compelled to change it just by the fact that it doesn't meet current code, but the owner should definitely hear about it. They can also just give that branch a GFCI breaker without replacing the outlets.