District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-501 — Recognized estates.
District of Columbia § 42-501
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D.C. Code § 42-501 (2026).
Text
Estates in land in the District shall be estates of inheritance, estates for life, estates for years, estates at will, and estates by sufferance.
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981 A.2d 610 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2009)
Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1350, ch. 854, § 1011
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1001
“Power” defined.§ 42-1002
General power.§ 42-1003
Special power.§ 42-1004
Beneficial power.§ 42-1009
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General powers in trust.§ 42-1012
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