Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act of 2023
This bill establishes the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act to create a standardized legal process for appointing independent receivers to manage commercial real estate in the District of Columbia. It ensures that interested parties receive notice and have the right to a hearing before a court orders a receivership, while defining specific terms like "affiliate" and "executory contract" to clarify who is involved. The act grants receivers the status of lien creditors for the property they manage but requires court approval for any sales or uses that fall outside the ordinary course of business. Additionally, the legislation outlines the specific duties for both the appointed receiver and the property owner to ensure transparency and accountability during the receivership process.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2024
Council Passage
Nov 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Sep 19, 2023
Signed Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes · Council Nov 26, 2024
How they voted
12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
Nov 26, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 26, 2024
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
council
Oct 17, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B25-0485 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
legislature
Oct 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
legislature
Sep 19, 2023
Introduced
B25-0485 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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