{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-508","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-508","heading":"Attachment of real property.","body":"An attachment is sufficiently levied on the lands and tenements of the defendant by:\n\n(1)\n“Levied on the following estate of the defendant, A B, to wit: (Here describe) this __ day of ____. C D, Marshal.”; and\n\n(2)\nserving a copy of the attachment, with the indorsement, and the notice required by section 16-502, on the person, if any, in possession of the property.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.","Subchapter I. Attachment and Garnishment Generally."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-508","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9cf855a1945d91affe53c6406649548316fe8999d06622e8fe96b421d0133b9b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-507","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}