Rule 3-I. Actions Involving Real Property
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Any pleading the adjudication of which may affect title to or interests in real property,
including pleadings in change of name cases, must bear immediately below the title of
the pleading the inscription "ACTION INVOLVING REAL PROPERTY."
COMMENT TO 2022 AMENDMENT
The rule was amended to address technical and functional changes necessary to
implement the court’s new case management system.
COMMENT TO 2017 AMENDMENTS
Under Rule 3-I, parties must identify pending actions that may impact the title of real
property in the District of Columbia. See First Md. Fin. Servs. Corp. v. District-Realty
Title Ins. Corp., 548 A.2d 787, 791 (D.C. 1988) (citing Rule 3-I and quoting Anderson v.
Reid, 14 App. D.C. 54, 68 (1899) for proposition that “[t]he public records give
constructive notice of their contents . . . .”).
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