Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§8736 Execution of deeds
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 87— - PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF LAND › § 8736
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Title 40, §8736
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The Mayor of the District of Columbia may execute deeds of conveyance for real estate sold under this subchapter. The deeds shall contain a full description of the land sold as required by law.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 873640:72e.Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 449, § 3, 53 Stat. 1211. The word “proper” is omitted as unnecessary. The words “as required by” are substituted for “either by metes and bounds, or otherwise according to” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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40 U.S.C. § 8736
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73