{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1311","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1311","heading":"Condemnation proceedings by District of Columbia.","body":"When real property in the District of Columbia is needed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for sites of schoolhouses, fire or police stations, rights-of-way for roads, highways, streets and alleys or parts thereof, rights-of-way for water mains or sewers, or any other authorized municipal use, and that property cannot be acquired by purchase from the owners thereof at a price satisfactory to the officers of the District authorized to negotiate for the property, a complaint may be filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia for the condemnation of the property or rights-of-way and the ascertainment of its value.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13. Eminent Domain.","Subchapter II. Real Property for District of Columbia."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1311","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b13eebc37303ccb9fa7e9f1a8055d5eda7edb166d1b8342c6053ffc136894a90","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1303","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}