{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-701","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-701","heading":"Words of inheritance unnecessary.","body":"No words of inheritance shall be necessary in a deed or will to create a fee simple estate; but every conveyance or devise of real estate shall be construed and held to pass a fee simple estate or other entire estate of the grantor or testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by express terms or be necessarily implied therein.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 7. Interpretation of Instruments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-701","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3459fb55f918f7450cd399f82ea7e6da432f73f0b4f8950017f5a14c3ec03364","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-609","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}