District of Columbia Code
Chapter 8 - Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
§ 42–815.05. Requirement for deed before action against current occupant of foreclosed property

(a) No purchaser from a foreclosure auction or other auction shall issue a notice to quit or otherwise initiate an action for possession, ejectment, or their equivalents, or charge rent, fair use and occupancy, or their equivalents, against a current occupant unless a deed transfers the property to the purchaser and the deed is recorded at the Recorder of Deeds.
(b) This section does not alter the rights of tenants whose tenancies survive foreclosure.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1274, ch. 854, § 539e; as added May 18, 2022, D.C. Law 24-115, § 5, 69 DCR 002638.)

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 42 - Real Property

Chapter 8 - Mortgages and Deeds of Trust

§ 42–801. Execution, acknowledgment, and recordation in same manner as deeds

§ 42–802. Duty of Recorder

§ 42–803. Estate of mortgagee or trustee; conveyance thereof

§ 42–804. Survival of mortgagee’s or trustee’s title

§ 42–805. While action pending, money due payable to mortgagee or court; effect thereof

§ 42–806. Decree or order without hearing where defendant files request and plaintiff files admission

§ 42–807. Limitations upon right of redemption in §§ 42-805 and 42-806

§ 42–808. Conveyance or assurance by infant following court order

§ 42–809. Conveyance or assurance by infant trustee or mortgagee under court order

§ 42–810. Mortgagee may redeem prior mortgage; prior mortgage may not bar

§ 42–811. Appointment of trustee in event of death of mortgagee or trustee; procedure; summary decree

§ 42–812. Equity practice followed where answer sets up defense against foreclosure

§ 42–813. Replacement of deceased, appointed trustee

§ 42–814. Petition for new trustee; causes; procedure; written agreement of parties

§ 42–815. Application to court to fix terms and determine notice of sale; notice under power of sale provision

§ 42–815.01. Right to cure residential mortgage foreclosure default

§ 42–815.02. Foreclosure mediation

§ 42–815.03. Establishment of Foreclosure Mediation Fund

§ 42–815.04. Construction

§ 42–815.05. Requirement for deed before action against current occupant of foreclosed property

§ 42–816. Sale of property — Deficiency judgments; limitations thereon; relief in suit to enforce vendor’s lien

§ 42–817. Sale of property — Amount creditor to pay if purchaser

§ 42–818. Commission to mortgagee or trustee; rates; when advertised sale not held

§ 42–818.01. Tracking addresses

§ 42–818.02. Procedures for release of deed of trust

§ 42–819. Petition for deed of release after death of mortgagee or trustee; procedure; summary determination

§ 42–820. Conveyance by and for individuals with mental disabilities following court order