SMALL CLAIMS AND LANDLORD-TENANT COURTS TO MOVE TO MOULTRIE COURTHOUSE TEMPORARILY 
 
 As part of a routine test upon commencing external renovation on Court Building B, the Superior Court found elevated lead levels in 17 of the 52 spots tested. As a result, the Court has hired an environmental contractor to clean all areas of the building.  As an extra precaution, Court Building B will be closed for approximately two weeks, beginning today, while the cleaning takes place. 
 
 Court Building B, located at 510 4th Street, NW, contains the Landlord-Tenant and Small Claims courtrooms, as well as many juvenile probation offices.  Those functions will be shifted to other locations as follows: 
 
• Landlord-Tenant – All filings should be submitted to the Civil Clerk’s Office in JM-170 of the Moultrie Courthouse.  Scheduled hearings for those arriving prior to 10:30 a.m. will take place in courtroom C-10; those who arrive after 10:30 a.m. should go to courtroom 111 (both in the Moultrie Courthouse).

• Small Claims – All filings should be submitted to the Civil Clerk’s Office in JM-170 of the Moultrie Courthouse.   Scheduled hearings will take place in courtroom 114.

• Family Court Social Services Division – The Family Court’s Juvenile Probation Officers will be contacting their clients directly to instruct them on how to comply with their probation during this two-week period. 
 
The DC Courts are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for their employees, parties with cases before the court, and other members of the public.  While this short-term building closure will cause some inconvenience, it will ensure that the building is healthy and safe.