District Of Columbia § 12-301 - Limitation of time for bringing actions.

for the recovery of lands, tenements, or hereditaments— 15 years;

for the recovery of personal property or damages for its unlawful detention— 3 years;

for the recovery of damages for an injury to real or personal property— 3 years;

for libel, slander, assault, battery, mayhem, wounding, malicious prosecution, false arrest or false imprisonment— 1 year;

for a statutory penalty or forfeiture— 1 year;

on an executor’s or administrator’s bond— 5 years; on any other bond or single bill, covenant, or other instrument under seal— 12 years;

on a simple contract, express or implied— 3 years;

for which a limitation is not otherwise specially prescribed— 3 years;

for a violation of — 1 year;

for the recovery of damages for an injury to real property from toxic substances including products containing asbestos— 5 years from the date the injury is discovered or with reasonable diligence should have been discovered;

for the recovery of damages arising out of sexual abuse that occurred while the victim was a minor— 7 years from the date that the victim attains the age of 18, or 3 years from when the victim knew, or reasonably should have known, of any act constituting abuse, whichever is later.