Devise of land to include leaseholds

D.C. Code § 18-304 — under Devises and Bequests..

D.C. Code § 18-304

A devise of the land of a testator, or of his land in any place, or in the occupation of a person named or otherwise described in a general manner, includes his leasehold estates or those to which the descriptions extend, as well as freehold estates, unless a contrary intention appears in the testamentary instrument containing the devise.