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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We turn now to the tenant's assertion of the right to a jury trial at a McNeal hearing. She argues that, when a landlord asserts the right to receive the funds paid into the court registry in lieu of rent, this assertion, in effect, is a claim for a money judgment—an action at law—wholly separate in nature and time from the possessory action. Accordingly, she says, the tenant has a right to a jury.