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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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The Housing Regulations and Javins, supra, squarely impose upon the landlord the obligation to fulfill the implied warranty of habitability. The very public policy considerations which prompted the Javins court to introduce the implied warranty, inequality of bargaining power between landlord and tenant and the scarcity of housing, have persuaded other jurisdictions to hold that the warranty of habitability may not be waived by private agreement of parties to a lease. See, e.g., South Austin Realty Association v. Sombright, 47 Ill.App.3d 89, 5 Ill.Dec. 472, 361 N.E.2d 795 (1977); Fair v. Negley, supra.