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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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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It is thus clear that the City Council has forbidden evictions in retaliation for assertion of a Southall Realty defense--the very thing which the District of Columbia Court of Appeals purports to allow.19 It may be, as the trial judge found, that "[i]t would seem to be the height of absurdity to permit retaliation, at this juncture, even to be entertained." Transcript of Record in DCCA No. 5194 at 41. But that is a policy question which has now been resolved by the City Council in a manner contrary to the trial judge's observation, and the courts must defer to this resolution of the issue. 34
B. Diamond's Unwillingness to Repair.