Create documents for District of Columbia and check the District of Columbia rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.
The statewide rules we verified for District of Columbia, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.
The District of Columbia limits security deposits to one month's rent, requires return (or written notice of withholding) within 45 days after the tenancy ends, requires interest for tenancies of 12 months or more, and requires 48 hours' written notice before entry.
In the District of Columbia a landlord must give written pre-filing notice before suing for nonpayment (only when $600 or more is owed), 30 days to correct other lease violations, and tenancies cannot be ended without a cause allowed by law.
A District of Columbia will must be signed by the testator and attested by at least two credible witnesses, there is no statutory notarized self-proving affidavit, and handwritten unwitnessed wills are not valid.
The District of Columbia requires a power of attorney to be signed by the principal and acknowledged before a notary public or other officer authorized to take acknowledgments; no witnesses are required.
A District of Columbia living will declaration must be signed in front of two adult witnesses; notarization is not required.
A D.C. deed must be signed, sealed, and acknowledged to be recorded, no witnesses are required, and both a deed transfer tax and a deed recordation tax (1.1 percent each, 1.45 percent at higher values) generally apply.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.
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