DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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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As of the time of disbursement, the tenant had withdrawn her counterclaim, as well as her defenses to the landlord’s dismissed claim for nonpayment of rent. Thus, she had no pending claim or defense which would have entitled her to an abatement of the rent (or, if she were deemed a holdover tenant, an abatement of the amount found to be the reasonable value of the apartment during her continued occupancy). As elaborated below, the absence of such a claim or defense is dispositive in the landlord’s favor here. B.