{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-711","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-711","heading":"Buyer’s remedies in general; buyer’s security interest in rejected goods.","body":"(1)\nWhere the seller fails to make delivery or repudiates or the buyer rightfully rejects or justifiably revokes acceptance then with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to the whole of the breach goes to the whole contract (section 28:2-612), the buyer may cancel and whether or not he has done so may in addition to recovering so much of the price as has been paid\n(a)\n“cover” and have damages under the next section as to all the goods affected whether or not they have been identified to the contract; or\n(b)\nrecover damages for non-delivery as provided in this article (section 28:2-713).\n\n(2)\nWhere the seller fails to deliver or repudiates the buyer may also\n(a)\nif the goods have been identified recover them as provided in this article (section 28:2-502); or\n(b)\nin a proper case obtain specific performance or replevy the goods as provided in this article (section 28:2-716).\n\n(3)\nOn rightful rejection or justifiable revocation of acceptance a buyer has a security interest in goods in his possession or control for any payments made on their price and any expenses reasonably incurred in their inspection, receipt, transportation, care and custody and may hold such goods and resell them in like manner as an aggrieved seller (section 28:2-706).","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part VII. Remedies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-711","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"eee2f0172f17d524290466ba7f72e68908006125607666c8ee7bb24cc3848681","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-710","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}