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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)

Citation
Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)
Parent Document
Gomez v. Independence Management of Delaware, Inc., 967 A.2d 1276 (2009)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2009-03-26

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Indeed, the language and legislative history of the CPPA point to the opposite conclusion — that it was never intended to apply to this situation. The Act provides that “[t]he Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs [DCRA] shall be the principal consumer protection agency of the District of Columbia government and shall carry out the purposes of this chapter.” D.C.Code § 28-3902(a) (2001). Yet, the Council has expressly forbidden the DCRA to apply the administrative remedies of the CPPA to landlord-tenant relations. D.C.Code § 28-3903(c) (2001). 10 See Parker v. Martin, 905 A.2d 756, 763-64 (D.C.2006); Twin Towers,