{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-525","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2A-525","heading":"Lessor’s right to possession of goods.","body":"(a)\nIf a lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent, the lessor may refuse to deliver the goods.\n\n(b)\nAfter a default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in § 28:2A-523(a) or § 28:2A-523(c)(1) or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor has the right to take possession of the goods. If the lease contract so provides, the lessor may require the lessee to assemble the goods and make them available to the lessor at a place to be designated by the lessor which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Without removal, the lessor may render unusable any goods employed in trade or business, and may dispose of goods on the lessee’s premises (§ 28:2A-527).\n\n(c)\nThe lessor may proceed under subsection (b) of this section without judicial process if it can be done without breach of the peace or the lessor may proceed by action.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2A. Leases.","Part V. Default.","Subpart C. Default by Lessee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2A-525","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"267f81042d1ab5722040c4ae29e1d68d8924983e6d15d1bd1b5ea96ad8f861d0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-524","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-526"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}