An Act to amend section 539 of the Act approved March 3, 1901, so as to provide notice of the enforcement of a security interest in real property in the District of Columbia to the owner of such real property and the Commissioner of the District of Columbia
PL 90-566 (S.2592), enacted 10/12/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-566-OCT. 12, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
October 12, 1968 
[S.2592] 
Public Law 90-566 
AN ACT 
.To amend section 539 of the Act approved March 3, 1901, so as to provide notice 
of the enforcement of a security interest in real proi)erty in the District of 
Ci)lumbia to the owner of such real proi)erty and the Commissioner of the 
District of Columbia. 
D.c 
Real property 
fore closure, written 
notice. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejjre'sentathes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhle'd^ That section 539 of 
the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1274), as amended (D.C. 
Code, sec. 45-615), is amended by inserting the words "AND NOTICE 
TO BE GIVEN" immediately after the words "TEEMS OF SALE'" 
in the title of said section, inserting the subsection designation " ( a ) " 
immediately before the first word of such section, and by adding the 
following: 
"(b) No foreclosure sale under a power of sale provision contained 
in any deed of trust, mortgage or other security instrument, may take 
place unless the holder of the note secured by such deed of trust j mort-
gage, or security instrument, or its agent, gives written notice, by 
certified mail return receipt requested, of said sale to the owmer of the 
real property encumbered by said deed of trust, mortgage or security 
instrument at his last known address, with a copy of said notice being 
sent to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, or his designated 
agent, at least 30 days in advance of the date of said sale. Said notice 
shall be in such format and contain such information as the District 
of Columbia Council shall by regulation prescribe. The 30-day period 
shall commence to run on tne date of receipt of such notice by the 
Commissioner. The Commissioner or his agent shall give written 
acknowledgment to the holder of said note, or its agent, on the day 
that he receives such notice, that such notice has been received, indicat-
ing therein the date of receipt of such notice. The notice required by 
this subsection (b) in regard to said mortgages and deeds of trust shall 
be in addition to the notice described by subsection (a) of this section." 
Approved October 12, 1968. 
October 12, 1968 
[H.R. 140981 
Public Law 90-567 
AN ACT 
_To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the annual inspection of all 
motor vehicles in the District of Columbia", approved February 18, 1938, as 
amended. 
D.c. 
Unregistered 
motor vehicles, 
inspection. 
61 Stat. 360. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and Flcuse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first section 
of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the annual inspection of all 
motor vehicles in the District of Columbia", approved February 18, 
1938 (D.C. Code, sec. 40-201), is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new sentences: "The District of Columbia Council may 
prescribe regulations to permit a person who owns a motor vehicle or 
trailer not required to be registered in the District of Columbia to 
have such motor vehicle or trailer inspected in the District of Colum-
bia. Such regulations shall fix the fee for such inspection in such 
amount as, in the Council's judgment, will be commensurate with 
the cost to the District of Columbia of such inspection." 
Approved October 12, 1968.