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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bernstein v. Fernandez, 649 A.2d 1064 (1991)

Citation
Bernstein v. Fernandez, 649 A.2d 1064 (1991)
Parent Document
Bernstein v. Fernandez, 649 A.2d 1064 (1991)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1991-03-28

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Fernandez’s dispute with her landlord began early in 1981. After January 31, 1981, she began to withhold her rent because of defects in the apartment, and in response H & M filed a suit for possession in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court. This suit was resolved by a settlement agreement which provided that H & M would make various repairs by May 31,1982, whereupon rent payments deposited in the court registry would be divided and disbursed to the parties. The agreement also provided that, if the repairs were not made, the rent would be reduced by twenty percent. The settlement agreement covered a period of slightly more than one year, from May 5, 1982, through May 30, 1983.