District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-1156 — Recovery of profits by person evicted.
District of Columbia § 16-1156
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 11Ejectment and Other Real Property Actions.
Subch. IIProceedings to Discover the Death of a Tenant for Life.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 16-1156 (2026).
Text
A person evicted, as prescribed by this subchapter, may, when the presumption upon which he is evicted is erroneous, maintain a civil action against the person who has occupied the property, or his executor or administrator, to recover the full profits of the property during the occupation, while the person, upon whose life the prior estate depends, is or was living.
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1001
Definitions.§ 16-1002
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Jurisdiction.§ 16-1007
Notice to parties.§ 16-101
Parties.§ 16-1021
Definitions.§ 16-1022
Prohibited acts.§ 16-1024
Penalties.§ 16-1025
Prosecution by Attorney General.§ 16-1026
Expungement.§ 16-1031
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District of Columbia § 16-1156, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/16-1156.