Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60
§8141 Contract to Rent Buildings in the District of Columbia Not to Be Made Until Appropriation Enacted
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part D— PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter 81— ADMINISTRATIVE › Subchapter III— SERVICES FOR FACILITIES › § 8141
Summary
No lease for a building or part of a building in D.C. for federal use may be made until Congress provides money to pay the rent. Landlords and contractors are treated as officially notified.
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Title 40, §8141
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A contract shall not be made for the rent of a building, or part of a building, to be used for the purposes of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia until Congress enacts an appropriation for the rent. This section is deemed to be notice to all contractors or lessors of the building or a part of the building.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 814140:34.Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 106 (words after 2d semicolon in 3d par. under heading “Miscellaneous”), 19 Stat. 370.
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40 U.S.C. § 8141
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60