District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-1102: Failure of tenant to give notice to landlord.

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Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 11. Ejectment and Other Real Property Actions.
Subchapter I. Ejectment.

If a tenant, on whom a complaint in ejectment is served, fails to give notice thereof, without delay, to his landlord or the agent of the landlord, he shall forfeit and pay to the landlord the value of three years’ full rent of the premises, to be recovered by a civil action.

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