District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-502 — Fee simple estates — Estates tail abolished.

District of Columbia § 42-502
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 42Real Property.
Ch. 5Estates in Land.

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D.C. Code § 42-502 (2026).

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All estates of inheritance, including such as were formerly estates tail, shall be adjudged estates in fee simple.

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1350, ch. 854, § 1012

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