{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-409","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-409","heading":"Bonds and contracts relating to land recordable.","body":"Any title bond or other written contract in relation to land may be acknowledged, certified, and recorded in the same manner and with like effect as to notice as deeds for the conveyance of land.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 4. Deed Effective and Recordation Dates."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-409","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6cf2b46a348bcd61df873651ffdb9f0b12996cfa3ad6b14c16aa9c6575016084","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-408","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}