§ 8.1-12. Judgment.

(a) Scope.

This section only applies if the Court finds, after a hearing or on the pleadings and affidavits, that:

(1) the Department sent notice and a copy of the complaint to each interested party in accordance with this subtitle;

(2) service of process and other notice requirements have been met; and

(3) the information set forth in the complaint is accurate.

(b) In general.

If the Court has made the findings required by subsection (a) of this section, the Court shall:

(1) enter a judgment finding that:

(i) proper notice has been provided to all interested parties; and

(ii) the real property is a vacant lot or an improved property cited as vacant and unsafe or unfit for habitation or other authorized use on a housing or building violation notice; and

(2) order that the ownership of the real property is transferred to the Mayor and City Council pursuant to § 8.1-13 {"Title; Recordation"} of this subtitle.

(c) Effect of judgment.

A judgment in an action under this subtitle is binding and conclusive, regardless of legal disability, on:

(1) all persons, known and unknown, who were parties to the action and who had a claim to the property, whether present or future, vested or contingent, legal or equitable, or several or undivided; and

(2) all persons who were not parties to the action and had a claim to the property that was not recorded at the time that the action was commenced.