{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-505","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-505","heading":"Estates pur autre vie; when deemed freehold and when chattel real.","body":"An estate for the life of a third person, whether limited to heirs or otherwise, shall be deemed a freehold only during the life of the grantee or devisee, but after his death it shall be deemed a chattel real and be a part of his personal estate.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 5. Estates in Land."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-505","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f0153165cbe1398669bdf405343b9879ac2af19d2398302b55ea83a5cb2ce641","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-504","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}