Whenever real and personal property are leased together, as, for example, a house with furniture contained therein, the landlord, either in an action of ejectment or in the summary proceeding for possession, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, may have a judgment for recovery of the personalty as well as the realty.

History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1384, ch. 854, § 1235

Feb. 17, 1909, 35 Stat. 623, ch. 134

July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 588, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 167(1)

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 45-909.

1981 Ed., § 45-1409.

Cross References

Possessory actions, see § 16-1501 et seq.