District Of Columbia § 42-520 - Estates by sufferance.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 42-520 — Estates by sufferance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-520. Estates by sufferance.
42-520All estates which by construction of the courts were estates from year to year at common law, as where a tenant goes into possession and pays rent without an agreement for a term, or where a tenant for years, after the expiration of his term, continues in possession and pays rent and the like, and all verbal hirings by the month or at any specified rate per month, shall be deemed estates by sufferance.
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Section 42-520 ("Estates by sufferance.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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