{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-501","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-501","heading":"Recognized estates.","body":"Estates in land in the District shall be estates of inheritance, estates for life, estates for years, estates at will, and estates by sufferance.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 5. Estates in Land."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-501","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a8a5cde3c063c65990c2f21be335feb4e5f26df26f885158b7fdb76f3562d0f5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-410","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}