§ 42–3505.01a. Storage and disposal of tenants' personal property upon eviction.
(a) A housing provider shall not remove an evicted tenant's personal property from a rental unit except as provided in this section.
(b)(1) In addition to any notification from the United States Marshals Service ("Marshals") to the tenant of the date of eviction, a housing provider shall deliver to the tenant a notice confirming the date of eviction not fewer than 21 days before the date of eviction by using the following methods:
(A) Telephone or electronic communication, including by email or mobile text message;
(B) First-class mail to the address of the rental unit; and
(C) Conspicuous posting at the tenant's rental unit in a manner reasonably calculated to provide notice.
(2) The notice shall:
(A) State the tenant's name and the address of the rental unit;
(B) Specify the date on which the eviction is scheduled to be executed;
(C) State that the eviction will be executed on that date unless the tenant vacates the rental unit and returns possession of the rental unit to the housing provider;
(D) Prominently warn the tenant that any personal property left in the rental unit will be deemed abandoned 7 days after the time of eviction, excluding Sundays and federal holidays;
(E) Include the phone numbers of the Marshals, the Office of the Tenant Advocate, and the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
(F) State that it is the final notice from the housing provider before the time of eviction, even if the eviction date is postponed by the court or Marshals; and