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

D.C. Code § 16-1112: Expiration of title pending suit; damages.

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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 the title of the plaintiff in ejectment expires after the commencement of his action but before the trial, and but for the expiration he would have been entitled to recover, the verdict shall find the facts, and the plaintiff may recover his damages sustained by the wrongful withholding of the possession.

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