District of Columbia Statutes
§ 42-701 — Words of inheritance unnecessary.
District of Columbia § 42-701
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D.C. Code § 42-701 (2026).
Text
No words of inheritance shall be necessary in a deed or will to create a fee simple estate; but every conveyance or devise of real estate shall be construed and held to pass a fee simple estate or other entire estate of the grantor or testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by express terms or be necessarily implied therein.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1268, ch. 854, § 502
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