Title 42, Real Property.

(a) The Superior Court may appoint a receiver: (1) Before judgment, to protect a party that demonstrates an apparent right, title, or interest in real property that is the subject of the action, if the property or its revenue-producing potential: (A) Is being subjected to or is i…

(a) The Superior Court may not appoint a person as receiver unless the person submits to the Superior Court a statement under penalty of perjury that the person is not disqualified. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person is disqualified from …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a receiver shall post with the Superior Court a bond that: (1) Is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the receiver's duties; (2) Has one or more sureties approved by the Superior Court; (3) Is in an amount t…

(a) On appointment of a receiver, the receiver has the status of a lien creditor under: (1) Article 9 of Subtitle I of Title 28 as to receivership property that is personal property or fixtures; and (2) § 42-401, as to receivership property that is real property.

Except as otherwise provided by law of the District other than this act, property that a receiver or owner acquires after appointment of the receiver is subject to a security agreement entered into before the appointment to the same extent as if the Superior Court had not appoint…

(a) Unless the Superior Court orders otherwise, on demand by a receiver: (1) A person that owes a debt that is receivership property and is matured or payable on demand or on order shall pay the debt to or on the order of the receiver, except to the extent the debt is subject to …

(a) Except as limited by Superior Court order or law of the District other than this act, a receiver may: (1) Collect, control, manage, conserve, and protect receivership property; (2) Operate a business constituting receivership property, including preservation, use, sale, lease…

(a) An owner shall: (1) Assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver's duties; (2) Preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property in the owner's possession, custody, or control; (3) Identify a…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section or ordered by the Superior Court, an order appointing a receiver operates as a stay, applicable to all persons, of an act, action, or proceeding: (1) To obtain possession of, exercise control over, or enforce a ju…

(a) With the Superior Court's approval, a receiver may engage an attorney, accountant, appraiser, auctioneer, broker, or other professional to assist the receiver in performing a duty or exercising a power of the receiver. The receiver shall disclose to the Superior Court: (1) Th…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "good faith" means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. (b) With the Superior Court's approval, a receiver may use receivership property other than in the ordinary course of business.…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "timeshare interest" means an interest having a duration of more than 3 years which grants its holder the right to use and occupy an accommodation, facility, or recreational site, whether improved or not, for a specific period less t…

(a) A receiver is entitled to all defenses and immunities provided by law of the District other than this act for an act or omission within the scope of the receiver's appointment. (b) A receiver may be sued personally for an act or omission in administering receivership property…

(a) A receiver may file or, if ordered by the Superior Court, shall file an interim report that includes: (1) The activities of the receiver since appointment or a previous report; (2) Receipts and disbursements, including a payment made or proposed to be made to a professional e…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, a receiver shall give notice of appointment of the receiver to creditors of the owner by: (1) Deposit for delivery through first-class mail or other commercially reasonable delivery method to the last-known addre…

(a) The Superior Court may award a receiver from receivership property the reasonable and necessary fees and expenses of performing the duties of the receiver and exercising the powers of the receiver. (b) The Superior Court may order one or more of the following to pay the reaso…

(a) The Superior Court may remove a receiver for cause. (b) The Superior Court shall replace a receiver that dies, resigns, or is removed. (c) If the Superior Court finds that a receiver that resigns or is removed, or the representative of a receiver that is deceased, has account…

(a) On completion of a receiver's duties, the receiver shall file a final report including: (1) A description of the activities of the receiver in the conduct of the receivership; (2) A list of receivership property at the commencement of the receivership and any receivership pro…

(a) The Superior Court may appoint a receiver appointed in another state, or that person's nominee, as an ancillary receiver with respect to property located in the District or subject to the jurisdiction of the Superior Court for which a receiver could be appointed under this ac…

(a) A request by a mortgagee for appointment of a receiver, the appointment of a receiver, or application by a mortgagee of receivership property or proceeds to the secured obligation does not: (1) Make the mortgagee a mortgagee in possession of the real property; (2) Make the mo…

In applying and construing this act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This act modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 464; 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize electr…

This act does not apply to a receivership for which the receiver was appointed before March 7, 2025.