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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)

Citation
Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)
Parent Document
Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2013-01-24

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No housing provider shall take any retaliatory action against any tenant who exercises any right conferred upon the tenant by this chapter, by any rule or order issued pursuant to this chapter, or by any other rule of law. Retaliatory action may include any action ... which seeks to recover possession of a rental unit.... [T]he trier of fact shall presume retaliatory action has been taken, and shall enter judgment in the tenant’s favor unless the housing provider comes forward with clear and convincing evidence to rebut this presumption, if within the 6 months preceding the housing provider’s action, the tenant: .... [cjontacted appropriate officials of the District government, either orally in the presence of a witness or in writing, concerning existing violations of the housing regulations in the rental unit the tenant occupies or pertaining to the housing accommodation in which the rental unit is located, or reported to the officials suspected violations which, if confirmed, would render the rental unit or housing accommodation in noncompliance with the housing regulations.... D.C.Code § 42-3505.02(a) and (b).