{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1103","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1103","heading":"Contents of complaint; adverse possession.","body":"In his complaint in ejectment, the plaintiff shall:\n\n(1)\ndescribe the premises claimed with reasonable certainty; and\n\n(2)\nIt is sufficient for the plaintiff to state, in addition, that:\n\n(1)\nhe was possessed of the premises, and while he was so possessed the defendant entered wrongfully into possession thereof, and withholds the possession of the premises from the plaintiff, or wrongfully detains possession; or\n\n(2)\nthe defendant is wrongfully exercising acts of ownership over the premises.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 11. Ejectment and Other Real Property Actions.","Subchapter I. Ejectment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1103","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8247757adaaa9946ee6cf69a4e7be69d8c93c6bb78ace627e927f2e4ae2324fb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1102","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}