{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1109","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1109","heading":"Recovery of mesne profits and damages; separate count.","body":"(a)\nThe plaintiff may embody in his complaint, in a separate count, a claim for the:\n(1)\nmesne profits received by the defendant from the property sued for; or\n(2)\nclear value of the use and occupation of the property sued for —\n\n(b)\nIf the jury find for the plaintiff, they may, at the same time, find and assess the mesne profits, or the value of the use and occupation and the amount of damages, specified by subsection (a) of this section. Except in the case provided for by § 16-1116, there shall be rendered, besides a judgment for the recovery of the property, a judgment against the defendant for the amount so found by the jury.","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/16-1109","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9a76a59ae6f30802e77374a0c45f763dbfd087e0673f5085083e711178cd631f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1108","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}