Once the property is subdivided into the horizontal property regime, a condominium unit in the project may be individually conveyed, leased, and encumbered and may be inherited or devised by will, as if it were sole and entirely independent of the other condominium units in the project of which it forms a part; the said separate units shall have the same incidents as real property and the corresponding individual titles and interests therein shall be recordable.
(Dec. 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 451, Pub. L. 88-218, § 4; May 22, 1975, D.C. Law 1-3, § 2(2), 21 DCR 3945.)
1981 Ed., § 45-1704.
1973 Ed., § 5-904.
Supersedure of chapter: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 42-2001.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Regimes
§ 42–2003. Establishment by subdivision
§ 42–2004. Transfer of individual units; incidents of real property; recordation
§ 42–2005. Joint tenancies, tenancies in common, tenancies by the entirety
§ 42–2007. Indivisibility of common elements; limitation upon partition; exception thereto
§ 42–2008. Use of elements held in common; right to enter units for certain repairs
§ 42–2009. Plat of condominium subdivision — Contents thereof; certification and recordation
§ 42–2012. Merger no bar to reconstitution
§ 42–2014. Plat of condominium subdivision — Necessary; modification of administration
§ 42–2015. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination; annual audit
§ 42–2017. Priority of liens; unpaid assessments upon sale or conveyance
§ 42–2027. Subchapter supplements existing code provisions; exception where conflict arises
§ 42–2028. Regulations of Council and Zoning Commission; enforcement thereof
§ 42–2030. Right to individual water meters; common water service authorized; billing and collection
§ 42–2031. Authority vested in Board of Commissioners unaffected; delegation of functions