{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-803","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-803","heading":"Estate of mortgagee or trustee; conveyance thereof.","body":"The legal estate conveyed to a mortgagee, his heirs and assigns, or to a trustee to secure a debt, his heirs and assigns, shall be construed and held to be a qualified fee simple, determinable upon the release of the mortgage or deed of trust, as hereinafter provided, or the appointment of a new trustee by agreement of the parties pursuant to § 42-814(b) or by judicial decree for the causes hereinafter mentioned; provided, that nothing in this section contained shall prevent the passing of an absolute and unqualified estate in fee simple under a deed made by the mortgagee, trustee, or new trustee in pursuance of the powers conferred by the mortgage or deed of trust.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 8. Mortgages and Deeds of Trust."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-803","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a3bd46e1a28d2f315ed4ead98659ba8a7ccf1686a56a8be257b37a2ddbbbfe7f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-802","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}