District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 47-1394. Notice by publication.

(1) Describe the real property in the same manner in which it is described in the complaint;

(2) Warn any person that has or claims to have an interest in the property:

(3) The date specified in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection may not be less than 60 days from the issuance of the order of publication.

(4) When the order of publication is issued and published, any person that has any right, title, interest, claim, lien, or equity of redemption in the property is bound by the judgment of the court that may be passed in the case as if the person were personally served with process.

(5) The order of publication shall be in substantially the following form:

Order of Publication:

The object of this proceeding is to secure the foreclosure of all rights of redemption in and vest title in the Mayor to the following real property:

[Insert description of property in substantially the same form as the description that appears in the complaint.]

The complaint states that the property has been registered or designated as vacant or designated as blighted vacant and taxed as Class 3 or Class 4, taxes are delinquent, and the real property has not been redeemed.

It is thereupon this ․․․ day of․․․, 20․․․, by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, ordered, that notice be given by the insertion of a copy of this order in some newspaper having a general circulation in the District of Columbia, once a week for 3 successive weeks, notifying all persons interested in the real property appear in this Court by the ․․․ day of․․․, 20․․․, and redeem the real property by payment of $․․․ or answer the complaint or, thereafter, a final judgment will be entered foreclosing the right of redemption in the real property and vesting in the District a title in fee simple.

(b)(1) Upon issuance of the order of publication pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Office of the Attorney General shall send a copy of the order to each defendant, at the defendant's last known address, by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid.

(2) This subsection only applies to instances when the Office of the Attorney General has ascertained a defendant's last known address.