District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-3213 — Landlord’s lien for rent — Time of existence.

District of Columbia § 42-3213
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 42Real Property.
Ch. 32Landlord and Tenant.

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D.C. Code § 42-3213 (2026).

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The landlord shall have a tacit lien for his rent upon such of the tenant’s personal chattels, on the premises, as are subject to execution for debt, to commence with the tenancy and continue for 3 months after the rent is due and until the termination of any action for such rent brought within said 3 months.

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1383, ch. 854, § 1229

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