District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-502 — Fee simple estates — Estates tail abolished.
District of Columbia § 42-502
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D.C. Code § 42-502 (2026).
Text
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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