{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1664","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1664","heading":"Effect of enforcement by mortgagee.","body":"(a)\nA request by a mortgagee for appointment of a receiver, the appointment of a receiver, or application by a mortgagee of receivership property or proceeds to the secured obligation does not:\n(1)\nMake the mortgagee a mortgagee in possession of the real property;\n(2)\nMake the mortgagee an agent of the owner;\n(3)\nConstitute an election of remedies that precludes a later action to enforce the secured obligation;\n(4)\nMake the secured obligation unenforceable;\n(5)\nLimit any right available to the mortgagee with respect to the secured obligation; or\n(6)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, bar a deficiency judgment pursuant to law of the District other than this act governing or relating to a deficiency judgment.\n\n(b)\nIf a receiver sells receivership property that pursuant to § 42-1655(c) is free and clear of a lien, the ability of a creditor to enforce an obligation that had been secured by the lien is subject to law of the District other than this act relating to a deficiency judgment.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 16B. Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1664","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"57a1cf33d2b269bd466f79d6ce428ac3f489a8cb9b39b84a46928a0a23018141","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1663","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1665"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}