Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102

§8736 Execution of Deeds

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 87 — PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › SUBCHAPTER IV — ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF LAND › § 8736

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

D.C. Mayor may sign deeds for land sold here; deeds must fully describe.

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Title 40, §8736

Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

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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Historical and Revision Notes

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

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102