District of Columbia § 16-1311 Condemnation proceedings by District of Columbia.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-1311 — Condemnation proceedings by District of Columbia.

District of Columbia § 16-1311

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 13Eminent Domain.

Subch. IIReal Property for District of Columbia.

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D.C. Code § 16-1311 (2026).

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When real property in the District of Columbia is needed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for sites of schoolhouses, fire or police stations, rights-of-way for roads, highways, streets and alleys or parts thereof, rights-of-way for water mains or sewers, or any other authorized municipal use, and that property cannot be acquired by purchase from the owners thereof at a price satisfactory to the officers of the District authorized to negotiate for the property, a complaint may be filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia for the condemnation of the property or rights-of-way and the ascertainment of its value.

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When real property in the District of Columbia is needed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for sites of schoolhouses, fire or police stations, rights-of-way for roads, highways, streets and alleys or parts thereof, rights-of-way for water mains or sewers, or any other authorized municipal use, and that property cannot be acquired by purchase from the owners thereof at a price satisfactory to the officers of the District authorized to negotiate for the property, a complaint may be filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia for the condemnation of the property or rights-of-way and the ascertainment of its value.

Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 572, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 558, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 145(f)(3); Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-201, § 501, 30 DCR 148; Apr. 30, 1988, D.C. Law 7-104, § 4(g), 35 DCR 147