Consolidation of actions for arrears of rent and possession

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Real Property
4. Landlord and Tenant
5. Consolidation of actions for arrears of rent and possession

If actions be brought separately for arrears of rent and for the possession, they may be afterwards consolidated and 1 judgment rendered in them for the possession and also for the rent.

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1383, ch. 854, § 1227; Feb. 17, 1909, 35 Stat. 623, ch. 134; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 991, ch. 646, § 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 575, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 157(g).)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 45-1412.

1973 Ed., § 45-912.

Cross References

Possessory actions, see § 16-1501 et seq.

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