Habib v. Thurston, 517 A.2d 1 (1986)

Citation: Habib v. Thurston, 517 A.2d 1 (1986)
Parent Document: Habib v. Thurston, 517 A.2d 1 (1986)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 1986-10-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1995493/habib-v-thurston/ ↗

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The tenant alleged in her answer to the landlord’s complaint that “[t]he instant action is in retaliation against [tenant] for prior complaints directed] to [landlord] concerning the unsafe or unsanitary conditions existing on the subject premises” and for “prior complaints to the District of Columbia Department of Licenses and Inspections....” See Golphin v. Park Monroe Associates, 353 A.2d 314, 318 (D.C.1976) (“the states’ judicial processes may not be used to accomplish an eviction for retaliatory purposes”) (emphasis omitted); Edwards v. Habib, 130 U.S.App.D.C. 126, 129, 397 F.2d 687, 690 (1968) (“proof of a retaliatory motive does constitute a defense to an action of eviction”), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 1016, 89 S.Ct. 618, 21 L.Ed.2d 560 (1969); D.C.Code § 45-1562 (1981) (“retaliatory action”), recodified at D.C.Code § 45-2552 (1981, Replacement Vol. 1986).

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