District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-3215 — Landlord’s lien for rent — When attachment issuable; executing officer’s power of entry.
District of Columbia § 42-3215
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 42-3215 (2026).
Text
Such attachment may be issued in any action for the recovery of the possession of the leased premises by the landlord, in which the rent in arrear, or double rent, or both, shall be claimed as aforesaid, and it shall be lawful for any officer to whom the writ of attachment shall be delivered to be executed to break open an outer or inner door when necessary to the execution of the same.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1383, ch. 854, § 1231
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§ 42-1001
“Power” defined.§ 42-1002
General power.§ 42-1003
Special power.§ 42-1004
Beneficial power.§ 42-1009
Right of grantor to reserve power.§ 42-1011
General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
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District of Columbia § 42-3215, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/42-3215.