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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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[5] The tenant directed her recoupment defense at "the total amount of rent found to be due and owing herein." This defense therefore refers only to abatement of the December 1983 rent claimed due. Because it is a Javins defense to alleged nonpayment of rent, supra note 3, it is irrelevant to an action for possession based on a notice to quit for alleged overcrowding.