District of Columbia § 16-1120 Election of plaintiff if value of improvements exceeds damages.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-1120 — Election of plaintiff if value of improvements exceeds damages.

District of Columbia·Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]·Ch. 11 Ejectment and Other Real Property Actions.·Subch. I Ejectment.

If the value of the improvements referred to in this chapter is found by the jury to exceed the damages of the plaintiff, the plaintiff may elect either to pay to the defendant the amount of the excess or to demand of the defendant the value of the plaintiff’s property, without the improvements, as fixed by the jury, and tender to the defendant a deed for the property, with all the plaintiff’s right, title, and interest therein.

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If the value of the improvements referred to in this chapter is found by the jury to exceed the damages of the plaintiff, the plaintiff may elect either to pay to the defendant the amount of the excess or to demand of the defendant the value of the plaintiff’s property, without the improvements, as fixed by the jury, and tender to the defendant a deed for the property, with all the plaintiff’s right, title, and interest therein.

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