{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-815.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-815.05","heading":"Requirement for deed before action against current occupant of foreclosed property.","body":"(a)\nNo purchaser from a foreclosure auction or other auction shall issue a notice to quit or otherwise initiate an action for possession, ejectment, or their equivalents, or charge rent, fair use and occupancy, or their equivalents, against a current occupant unless a deed transfers the property to the purchaser and the deed is recorded at the Recorder of Deeds.\n\n(b)\nThis section does not alter the rights of tenants whose tenancies survive foreclosure.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 8. Mortgages and Deeds of Trust."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-815.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7ee8e0f94a315b5812fd5c4ad9802016131112d6698efc5fc7ae3397c367c99c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-815.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}