{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 40-303.13","heading":"When suit to be commenced.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nAny person with a lien and who has recorded a valid notice of intent shall only enforce the lien by:\n(A)\nFiling suit under § 40-303.08 to enforce the lien at anytime within 180 days after the date that the notice of intent is recorded in the land records; and\n(B)\nRecording, within 10 days of filing suit, a notice of pendency of action in accordance with § 42-1207(b) in the land records.\n(2)\nFailure to file suit within the 180-day period or to file timely a notice of pendency of action shall terminate the lien.","path":["Title 40. Liens.","Chapter 3. Mechanics, Materialmen, and Contractors.","Subchapter II. Subcontractor’s Lien."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/40-303.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4bd5a71d025328a484d5e18ee6d6cd72701d0514331ca2021a21e6c75c64f270","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-40-303.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}