D.C. Code § 29-1013.02: Proper plaintiff.

(a)

A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited cooperative association shall be maintained only by a person that:

(1)

Is a member or a dissociated member at the time the action is commenced and:

(A)

Was a member when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or

(B)

Whose status as a member devolved upon the person by operation of law or the organic rules from a person that was a member at the time of the conduct; and

(2)

Adequately represents the interests of the association.

(b)

If the sole plaintiff in a derivative action dies while the action is pending, the Superior Court may permit another member who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to be substituted as plaintiff.