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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

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The tenant suggests that neither alternative is valid. The first, she says, violates Super.Ct. L & T R. 5(b), since a Javins defense may not be formally pleaded in a notice case tried in the Landlord and Tenant Branch. The second alternative, she adds, is too unwieldly, if not altogether unworkable, insofar as it would require the tenant not only to file a separate claim in another branch or division of the court but also to trust that the Landlord and Tenant Branch would continue the protective order to preserve her rights.