{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1017","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1017","heading":"Writing needed to execute power.","body":"No power can be executed except by some instrument in writing, which would be sufficient in law to pass the estate or interest intended to pass under the power if the person executing the power were the actual owner.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 10. Powers Relating to Realty."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1017","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3421cd8726cc4307515de3d7bb7a556a3e866985589a664c52e751902ff96847","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1016","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}