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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)

Citation
George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)
Parent Document
George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1983-02-25

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Whether this question is considered from the standpoint of legal principle or practicality, the result is the same: the burden must be placed on the landlord. His obligation having been to provide and maintain a habitable apartment, and the tenant having had nothing but a flooded one for almost two weeks, the landlord must surely come forward with some explanation as to why he could not provide what he had (perhaps involuntarily) warranted. This is especially so where, as here, the problem originated with equipment to which the landlord has access and the tenant does not. From a practical standpoint, the landlord is, but the tenant is not, in a position to check valves, or deal with the Water Department, or inspect Apartment 502, or do any of the various things which will help to establish what occurred.