{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-402","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-402","heading":"Defective grants recorded before April 27, 1994.","body":"(a)\nAny instrument recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds before April 27, 1994, shall be effective notwithstanding the existence of 1 or more of the failures in the formal requisites listed in § 42-404, unless the failure was challenged in a judicial proceeding commenced within 6 months from April 27, 1994.\n\n(b)\nNothing in this section shall affect the validity of instruments recorded before April 27, 1994, which have been validated by prior law.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 4. Deed Effective and Recordation Dates."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-402","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8ee8035f7615571db14e12daeb4e96d0151bacde4083653c6fa8f108b3c1a506","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-401","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}