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PUBLIC LAW 91-530-DEC. 7, 1970
[84 STAT.
Public Law 91-530 December 7, 1970 [ H. R. 13564]
D.c. Tenancies* 31 Stat. 1352; 32 Stat. 5 3 8.
D.C. Code, t e c h n i c a l amendments. Ante, p. 484.
D.C. Code 221122. Repeal,
Effective date.
AN ACT To provide that iu the District of Columbia one or more grantor,s in a conveyance creating an estate in joint tenancy or tenancy by the entireties may also be one of the grantees.
Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1031 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901 (D.C. Code, sec. 45-816), is amended (1) by adding at the end thereof the following: "An estate in joint tenancy or tenancy by the entireties may be created by a conveyance in which one or more of the grantors in the conveyance is also one of the grantees.", and (2) by striking out "and joint tenancies" in the side heading of such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", tenancies by the entireties, and joint tenancies". SEC. 2. (a) Title 11 of the District of Columbia Code, as amended by section 111 of the Act of July 29, 1970 (84 Stat. 475), is amended as follows: (1) Section 11-921 (a)(3)(A) (ix) of such title is amended by striking out "sec. 1-804 (b)"' and inserting in lieu thereof "sec. l-804b". (2) Section 11-1101(8) of such title is amended \ys striking out "subsection" and inserting in lieu thereof "section". (3) Section 11-1101(16) of such title is amended by striking out " VII " and inserting in lieu thereof "IV". (4) Section 11-1501 (b)(4) of such title is amended by inserting immediately after "Fairfax C^ounties" the following: "(and any cities within the outer boundaries thereof)". (5) Section 11-1561(5) of such title is amended by striking out "has either (A) " and inserting in lieu thereof "either (A) has". (6) Section 11-1561(6) of such title is amended by striking out "has either (A) " and inserting in lieu thereof "either (A) has". (7) Section 11-1742(a) of such title is amended by striking out "may be assigned" and inserting in lieu thereof "may be assigned". (b)(1) Section 601 of the Act of July 29, 1970 (84 Stat. 667), is amended by striking out " IX " and inserting in lieu thereof " X ". (2) I t is the intent of Congress that the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall (A) revive title IX of the Act of December 27, 1967 (81 Stat. 742), as of the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) repeal title X of such Act of December 27, 1967 (81 Stat. 742), as of the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Title 23 of the District of Columbia Code, as enacted by section 210(a) of the Act of July 29, 1970 (84 Stat. 604), is amended as follows: (1) The heading of section 23-551 of such title is amended by striking out "supression" and inserting in lieu thereof "suppression". (2) Section 23-551 (b)(5) of such title is amended by striking out "subsection (i) of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 23-549 (a) ". (d) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall take effect on the first day of the seventh calendar month which begins after the date of the enactment of the Act of July 29, 1970 (84 Stat. 473).
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