D.C. Code § 42-505

Current through codified legislation effective October 30, 2024

Section 42-505 - Estates pur autre vie; when deemed freehold and when chattel real

An estate for the life of a third person, whether limited to heirs or otherwise, shall be deemed a freehold only during the life of the grantee or devisee, but after his death it shall be deemed a chattel real and be a part of his personal estate.

D.C. Code § 42-505

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1351, ch. 854, § 1015.