{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1627","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1627","heading":"Fees waived; no judicial approval necessary.","body":"(a)\nThe Recorder shall waive any fees specifically directed at an owner's attempt to release an unlawful restriction from a deed or other document as described under §§ 42-1622 and 42-1623.\n\n(b)\nNo judicial approval is needed to release an unlawful restriction under §§ 42-1622 and 42-1623. This section is not intended to alter the need for judicial approval otherwise required under law for any action except for the express release of an unlawful restriction.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 16A. Uniform Unlawful Restrictions in Land Records."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1627","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3203b31f1e4d77f0f88fbfac3cf01fa3eb5a813af704c60d5dcbd6ba83ffaae0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1626","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1628"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}