DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 45-1561

Citation
Section 45-1561
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 indicated earlier, both the Brown defense 4 and the recoupment defense based *16on Javins5 addressed only the landlord’s claim for nonpayment of rent. Both defenses lapsed with the landlord’s voluntary dismissal of that claim before the trial court heard the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment on the landlord’s notice case. Moreover, as previously explained, the tenant’s retaliatory eviction defense, while applicable to a notice to quit, provides no basis for a rent abatement.