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Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corporation, 463 F.2d 853 (1972)

Citation
Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corporation, 463 F.2d 853 (1972)
Parent Document
Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corporation, 463 F.2d 853 (1972)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1972-04-03

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. We do not mean to suggest, however, that it would be permissible for Diamond to make a showing that it is unable to repair the premises and then evict Mrs. Robinson in order to rent to another tenant. Such a course of action is perhaps the most destructive of tenants’ rights of all, since it can be explained only in terms of a desire to punish the complaining tenant. It would be permissible, however, for Diamond to force Mrs. Robinson to vacate on a temporary basis if it could show that repair of the premises was not feasible while she remained in possession.