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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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Second, damages flowing from a nuisance are measured by the diminution of the property's value caused by the nuisance's interference with the enjoyment of the property. District of Columbia v. Totten, 55 App.D.C. 312, 313-314, 5 F.2d 374, 375-376, cert. denied, 269 U.S. 562, 46 S.Ct. 21, 70 L.Ed. 412 (1925); see PROSSER, supra note 9, § 88A, at 632. In this case the so-called nuisance could not have further diminished the value of Mrs. Fernandez's leasehold because her recovery of all the rent as damages for the breach of warranty of habitability (for the same defects in the premises which allegedly resulted in the nuisance) meant that the leasehold had no value at all.[10]