District of Columbia Statutes
§ 40-303.18 — Decree against sureties.
District of Columbia § 40-303.18
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 40Liens.
Ch. 3Mechanics, Materialmen, and Contractors.
Subch. IISubcontractor’s Lien.
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D.C. Code § 40-303.18 (2026).
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If such undertaking be approved before any suit brought, such suit shall be a suit in equity against the owner, to which the sureties may be made parties; if the undertaking be approved after suit brought, the said sureties shall ipso facto become parties to the suit, and in either case the decree of the court shall be against the sureties as well as the owner.
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Related
King Carpentry v. 1345 K Street, SE, LLC
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2021)
Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1387, ch. 854, § 1256
Nearby Sections
15
§ 40-101
Liveryman’s lien.§ 40-103
Enforcement of lien by sale.§ 40-104
Application of proceeds of sale.§ 40-105
Limitation on lien for storage.§ 40-202
Notice.§ 40-205
Recorder to provide lien docket.§ 40-301.01
Mechanic’s lien.§ 40-301.02
Notice.§ 40-301.03
Definitions.§ 40-303.01
Subcontractor’s lien — generally.§ 40-303.02
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 40-303.18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/40-303.18.