{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-304","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 18-304","heading":"Devise of land to include leaseholds.","body":"A devise of the land of a testator, or of his land in any place, or in the occupation of a person named or otherwise described in a general manner, includes his leasehold estates or those to which the descriptions extend, as well as freehold estates, unless a contrary intention appears in the testamentary instrument containing the devise.","path":["Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Devises and Bequests."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-304","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7d144c308ab7eb400c8eeb949003d0f10c3fe055be0aaa60fe5697e505eace86","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-303","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}