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D.C. Code § 16-508: Attachment of real property.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.
- Subchapter I. Attachment and Garnishment Generally.
An attachment is sufficiently levied on the lands and tenements of the defendant by:
(1)
“Levied on the following estate of the defendant, A B, to wit: (Here describe) this __ day of ____. C D, Marshal.”; and
(2)
serving a copy of the attachment, with the indorsement, and the notice required by section 16-502, on the person, if any, in possession of the property.
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