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District of Columbia Official Code
Division VII - PROPERTYTitle 42 - REAL PROPERTYSubtitle I - GENERAL
Chapter 3 - CONVEYABLE ESTATES AND METHODS OF CONVEYANCE
Section 42-305 - Title conveyable by anyone claiming such

D.C. Code § 42-305

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Section 42-305 - Title conveyable by anyone claiming such

Any person claiming title to land may convey his interest in the same, notwithstanding there may be an adverse possession thereof.

D.C. Code § 42-305

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1269, ch. 854, § 513.

Severance of joint tenancies: This section and § 42-301 do not supersede the common law rule authorizing the unilateral severance of joint tenancies. Estate of Gulledge, App. D.C., 673 A.2d 1278 (1996).