District of Columbia § 19-604.12 Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor’s life.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-604.12 — Effect of transfer on death deed during transferor’s life.

District of Columbia § 19-604.12

Title 19Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 6Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law.

Subch. IVUniform Real Property Transfers On Death.

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D.C. Code § 19-604.12 (2026).

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During a transferor’s life, a transfer on death deed does not:

(1)Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;

(2)Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the deed;

(3)Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the deed;

(4)Affect the transferor’s or designated beneficiary’s eligibility for any form of public assistance;

(5)Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary; or

(6)Subject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.

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During a transferor’s life, a transfer on death deed does not:

(1) Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property;

(2) Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the deed;

(3) Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the deed;

(4) Affect the transferor’s or designated beneficiary’s eligibility for any form of public assistance;

(5) Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary; or

(6) Subject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.