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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 45-2552

Citation
Section 45-2552
Parent Document
Twyman v. Johnson, 655 A.2d 850 (1995)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1995-03-13

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573 A.2d at 1299. Section 45-2552 is part of an elaborate remedial scheme in the District of Columbia governing landlord and tenant relations. Finding a civil cause of action for damages implicit in the statute is unnecessary to effectuate its remedial purpose. And another rule of construction makes us particularly reluctant to do so. As Weisman, supra,