The lien of a mortgage or deed of trust upon real property, given by the purchaser to secure the payment of the whole or any part of the purchase-money, is superior to that of a previous judgment or decree against the purchaser.
D.C. Code § 15-104
Priority of liens
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 523, Pub
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