{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1382.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-1382.01","heading":"Equity distribution post-judgment — owner-occupant properties.","body":"(a)\nThis section shall apply to any Class 1A or 1B Property with 5 or fewer units in which a record owner (or a person with an interest in the property as heir or beneficiary of the record owner, if deceased), was occupying as his or her principal residence when the complaint to foreclose the right of redemption was filed. The purchaser shall bear the burden of establishing that this section is not applicable to the real property.\n\n(b)\nUpon issuing a final judgment foreclosing the right of redemption, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall appoint a trustee and shall order that the trustee sell the property pursuant to Rule 308 of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Rules of Civil Procedure, or its equivalent.\n\n(c)\nThe trustee shall sell a fee simple interest in the property, subject to the encumbrances set forth in § 47-1382(a).\n\n(d)\nThe court shall order the trustee to distribute the proceeds of the sale in priority order as follows:\n(1)\nReasonable compensation and reasonable expenses due to the trustee or to any other person (including an auctioneer) who provided services relating to the sale of the property, and all other payments the court deems to have been necessary to effect the sale of the real property, including recordation and transfer taxes;\n(2)\nPayment to the Mayor of:\n(A)\nAll amounts payable to the Mayor for deposit into the General Fund of the District of Columbia under § 47-1361 as of the date of the court’s order regarding distribution;\n(B)\nAny promissory note executed pursuant to § 47-1353(a)(3); and\n(C)\nAny lien certified under § 47-1340;\n(3)\nPayment to the purchaser of all amounts provided for in § 47-1377, as fixed by the court; and\n(4)\nAny remaining amounts as follows:\n(A)\nTen percent or $20,000, whichever is less, to the purchaser; and\n(B)\nThe remainder to the person or persons (including, when appropriate, a decedent’s estate) entitled to the balance, in proper proportion as determined by the trustee, or, when necessary, a court.\n\n(e)\n(1)\nThe trustee shall notify the purchaser once payment is made to the Mayor pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this section, at which time the purchaser shall surrender the certificate of sale and receive from the Mayor the amount to which the purchaser would have been entitled had redemption occurred in accordance with § 47-1361.\n(2)\nFor purposes of calculating the refund due to the purchaser, the date of the court’s order providing for distribution or the sale proceeds in accordance with subsection (d) of this section shall be deemed the date of redemption.\n\n(f)\n(1)\nIf the trustee in the trustee’s best judgment determines that a sale of the real property will not generate proceeds sufficient to fund the distributions required under subsection (d)(1) and (2) of this section, the trustee shall timely inform the court of that determination.\n(2)\nUpon receipt of the trustee’s determination as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall:\n(A)\nRescind the trustee’s appointment and the order to sell the real property;\n(B)\nIssue a final judgment foreclosing the right of redemption in accordance with the provisions of § 47-1382; and\n(C)\nRequire the purchaser to pay such fees and expenses of the trustee as the court determines appropriate.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 13A. Revised Real Property Tax Sales.","Subchapter IV. Foreclosure."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-1382.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"09655186648b3a85f02a33a26b4f611bdcd524c5ee47a0438777ca2ad7f21c41","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1382","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1383"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}