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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Implicit in this analysis, therefore, is the obligation of the fact-finder at a McNeal hearing to determine the entire amount due, if any, for the litigation period and to enter a judgment accordingly. This is necessary to preserve the landlord’s rights in the event the funds in the registry are insufficient to cover the tenant’s obligation, as well as to preserve the tenant’s rights in the event funds paid to the landlord from the registry pending resolution of the pos-sessory action, supra note 19, exceed what the landlord is due. Otherwise, res judica-ta might bar a landlord’s or a tenant’s later claim for a deficiency.