(Aug. 5, 1939, 53 Stat. 1211, ch. 449, § 2 ; Sept. 11, 1990, D.C. Law 8-158,§ 2(b), 37 DCR 4167 ; Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009 1477, Pub. L. 104-208, § 5206(b) ; Sept. 24, 2010, D.C. Law 18-223, § 1003, 57 DCR 6242 ; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 9063, 58 DCR 6226 ; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 98(c), 59 DCR 6190 .)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 9-402.
1973 Ed., § 9-302.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 18-223 , in subsec. (b)(2), substituted “Except as provided in § 10-701(a), the Mayor” for “The Mayor”.
D.C. Law 19-21 , in subsec. (a), substituted “sold and” for “sold and, the exception of the property mentioned in subsection (b) of this section,”; and repealed subsec. (b).
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-171 added a comma preceding “with the exception” and following “of this section” “ in (b) [now repealed].
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 2 of the Miner Building Conveyance Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-256, June 23, 1994, 41 DCR 4472).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1003 of Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-463, July 2, 2010, 57 DCR 6542).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Miner Building Conveyance Temporary Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Law 10-161, August 25, 1994, law notification 41 DCR 6396).