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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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McNeal was a case in which the tenant mooted the possessory action by vacating the premises shortly before trial. Thus, she had remained for some time as a holdover tenant, and the court had a responsibility to calculate the damages awardable to the landlord for the tenant’s continued use and occupancy of the premises. See id.; At 13 n. 16. Theoretically, this could be more or less than the rent due under the lease. McNeal, 346 A.2d at 514; At 13 n. 16. The issue of code violations, therefore, automatically became relevant to the court’s assessment of damages and thus to the parties’ respective rights to the funds in the registry.11