{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2431","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-2431","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Foreclosure rescue service” means any good or service related to or promising assistance in connection with:\n(A)\nAvoiding or delaying actual or anticipated foreclosure proceedings concerning residential property; or\n(B)\nCuring or otherwise addressing a default or failure to timely pay with respect to a residential mortgage loan obligation.\n\n(2)\n“Foreclosure rescue transaction” means a transaction involving the transfer of title to real property, or an interest in the property, by a homeowner during or incident to a mortgage default, foreclosure, or tax sale proceeding, either by transfer of any interest from the homeowner to another party or by creation of a mortgage, trust, or other lien or encumbrance during the foreclosure process; provided, that the transaction includes the subsequent conveyance, the promise of a subsequent conveyance, or a right to a subsequent conveyance of an interest back to the homeowner from the acquirer or a person acting in participation with the acquirer, including an interest in a contract for deed, purchase agreement, land installment sale, contract for sale, option to purchase, sale/leaseback, trust, or other contractual arrangement.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 24A. Foreclosure Rescue Prohibited."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-2431","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f9121570953ee6050e06f05534aea6bfee5093c51d9a880234d225d29cf06ca9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2407","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-2432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}