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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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Obviously, code violations can occur, be corrected, and recur. We do not mean to *25suggest that there is a consistent pattern in how Javins defenses fare in the preliti-gation and litigation periods, respectively. We are simply suggesting that, in our view, tenants who assert Javins defenses and/or counterclaims in nonpayment cases typically will want to assert them before a jury in both the possessory action and in the related protective order disbursement proceeding, which in practice are often consolidated at trial before the jury.