{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3213","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3213","heading":"Landlord’s lien for rent — Time of existence.","body":"The landlord shall have a tacit lien for his rent upon such of the tenant’s personal chattels, on the premises, as are subject to execution for debt, to commence with the tenancy and continue for 3 months after the rent is due and until the termination of any action for such rent brought within said 3 months.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 32. Landlord and Tenant."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3213","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d4bf82e7ca1e575ce57afbbb10ab6273bb1d35f9c2b3657037c02ffc01d858c2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3212","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}