District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-1158 — Persons holding over after life estate; damages.
District of Columbia § 16-1158
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 § 16-1158 (2026).
Text
A guardian or trustee for an infant, or other person having an estate determinable upon life or lives, who, after the determination of the particular estate or interest, without the express consent of the person or persons who is or are next and immediately entitled thereto, holds over and continues in possession of the real property, is a trespasser. Any person entitled to the real property upon or after the determination of the particular estate or interest, or his executor or administrator, may recover in damages against the person so holding over, or his executor or administrator, the full value of the profits received during the wrongful possession.
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 571, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1001
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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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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 16-1158, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/16-1158.