District of Columbia Code
Chapter 32 - Landlord and Tenant
§ 42–3213. Landlord’s lien for rent — Time of existence

The landlord shall have a tacit lien for his rent upon such of the tenant’s personal chattels, on the premises, as are subject to execution for debt, to commence with the tenancy and continue for 3 months after the rent is due and until the termination of any action for such rent brought within said 3 months.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1383, ch. 854, § 1229.)
1981 Ed., § 45-1413.
1973 Ed., § 45-915.

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District of Columbia Code

Title 42 - Real Property

Chapter 32 - Landlord and Tenant

§ 42–3201. When notice to quit not necessary

§ 42–3202. Notices to quit

§ 42–3203. Tenancy at will

§ 42–3204. Tenancy by sufferance

§ 42–3205. Notice not to be recalled

§ 42–3206. Service of notice to quit

§ 42–3207. Refusal to surrender possession; double rent

§ 42–3208. Parties may agree to alternate notice provisions; waiver

§ 42–3209. Recovery of real and personal property leased together

§ 42–3210. Action in ejectment — When proper

§ 42–3210.01. Disposal of tenant's personal property upon ejectment

§ 42–3211. Action in ejectment — Claims for arrears of rent, double rent, and waste; jurisdiction of court; money judgment

§ 42–3212. Consolidation of actions for arrears of rent and possession

§ 42–3213. Landlord’s lien for rent — Time of existence

§ 42–3214. Landlord’s lien for rent — How enforced

§ 42–3215. Landlord’s lien for rent — When attachment issuable; executing officer’s power of entry

§ 42–3216. Landlord’s lien for rent — Property subject to lien not to be executed on by another without payment of rent due; when rent in arrears exceeds 3 months

§ 42–3217. Distress not unlawful and party making it not trespasser ab initio because of irregularity; special damages recoverable; costs; tender of amends defeats recovery

§ 42–3218. Fraudulent removal, conveyance, or concealment of property to defeat lien subjects guilty party to forfeiture of double value of such property

§ 42–3219. Representatives of life tenant may recover proportion of rent from under-tenant

§ 42–3220. Action in debt may be brought for rent in arrears under lease or demise for life

§ 42–3221. Action by landlord for use and occupation of property where no deed; parol agreement as evidence of quantum of damages

§ 42–3222. Lease under control of a person with a mental disability — Surrender and renewal; guardian or committee; court order

§ 42–3223. Leases under control of a person with a mental disability — Lease pursuant to provisions of § 42-3222 valid

§ 42–3224. Leases under control of a person with a mental disability — Money received for renewal paid to guardian for benefit of person with a disability; characterization of money at death of person with a disability

§ 42–3225. Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Surrender and renewal; guardian or committee; court order

§ 42–3226. Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Costs of renewal chargeable to estate of infant or person with a disability or deemed charge upon leasehold

§ 42–3227. Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — New leases to be of same nature and subject to same liabilities as surrendered leases

§ 42–3228. Lease held by an infant or person with a mental disability — Renewed lease valid

§ 42–3229. Surrender for new lease good without surrender of underleases; underleases continue unaffected; all rights and remedies to continue

§ 42–3230. Grant or assignment of reversion of premises or by lessee not to affect rights or duties under lease

§ 42–3231. Grants of remainders, reversions, and rents good without attornment; payment of rent to grantor without notice valid

§ 42–3232. Fraudulent attornment void; possession not changed by such attornment; limitation on scope of provisions