District of Columbia: Information on Court-Ordered Tenant Evictions
GGD-91-29
Published: Dec 28, 1990. Publicly Released: Feb 08, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on court-ordered tenant evictions in the District of Columbia, focusing on: (1) the time that elapsed between the landlord's filing of an eviction request and the actual eviction; (2) reasons for the elapsed times; and (3) whether contractors, rather than U.S. marshals, could carry out evictions legally and effectively.
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