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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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[5] H & M relies on Watson v. Kotler, 264 A.2d 141 (D.C.1970), to support its assertion that good faith efforts to make repairs may constitute a complete defense. Watson is readily distinguishable from the case at bar. In Watson the tenant signed a lease when the apartment was in violation of the housing code, but the violations were corrected within two months, with no hint of delay. We held that the tenant could not raise them to bar an eviction suit based on non-payment of rent two years later. Watson has no bearing on this case, in which adequate repairs of the ceilings and abatement of the rodent infestation were delayed for many years.