{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1118","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1118","heading":"Judgment for damages in excess of improvements.","body":"When the damages of the plaintiff, assessed as provided by section 16-1116  , exceed the value of the permanent improvements as ascertained by the jury, the plaintiff shall be entitled to a judgment for the excess in like manner as directed by section 16-1109  .","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/16-1118","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9ee19c55c961b3c9f632894823d3fb4e7651e6e33ee9de67e044ef0e794162c3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1117","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}