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D.C. Code § 42-3505.01a

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D.C. Code § 42-3505.01a
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§ 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