{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3605","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-3605","heading":"Default judgment.","body":"The Court shall not enter a default judgment to evict a tenant or occupant who has failed to plead or otherwise defend unless, based upon evidence presented by the plaintiff, the Court determines that the rental unit is a drug haven or nuisance.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 36. Residential Drug-Related Evictions.","Subchapter I. Residential Drug-Related Evictions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3605","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"016d8bed8bbd1a0a8e0a090746a60ee3f830cdfac2c3f6cf647d4718596decd9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3604","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}