District of Columbia Statutes

§ 42-801 — Execution, acknowledgment, and recordation in same manner as deeds.

District of Columbia § 42-801
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 42Real Property.
Ch. 8Mortgages and Deeds of Trust.

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D.C. Code § 42-801 (2026).

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Mortgages and deeds of trust to secure debts, conveying any estate in land, shall be executed and may be acknowledged and recorded in the same manner as absolute deeds; and they shall take effect both as between the parties thereto and as to others, bona fide purchasers and mortgagees and creditors, in the same manner and under the same conditions as absolute deeds.

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1271, ch. 854, § 521; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 532, ch. 1329; Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-263, § 1601, 48 DCR 991; May 7, 2002, D.C. Law 14-132, § 602(b), 49 DCR 2551

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