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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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[9] In Cunningham v. Phoenix Management, Inc., No. 85-1037, appeal pending, the trial court entered a protective order in a landlord's action for possession based solely on a notice to cure or quit. There was no allegation that the tenant was behind in her rent. Cunningham presents the question whether the court, in a strictly notice case, lawfully can order a tenant to make payments into the registry in lieu of rent while the case is pending, since allegedly there can be no showing of "obvious need" for a protective order when nonpayment of rent is not an issue. Bell, 139 U.S.App.D.C. at 111, 430 F.2d at 484; see id. at 106, 430 F.2d at 479. [10] Super.Ct. L & T R. 5(a) provides: