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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Suggs v. Lakritz Adler Management, L.L.C., 933 A.2d 795 (2007)

Citation
Suggs v. Lakritz Adler Management, L.L.C., 933 A.2d 795 (2007)
Parent Document
Suggs v. Lakritz Adler Management, L.L.C., 933 A.2d 795 (2007)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2007-08-16

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. Although payment of rent is obviously a duty under a lease, the use in D.C.Code § 42-3505.01 of the phrase "obligation of tenancy” in subsection (b) requiring thirty days' notice obviously does not encompass that duty, since such notice is not required in cases of “nonpayment of rent” under subsection (a). The statute also permits the landlord to recover possession in a number of other circumstances, such as for his personal use, to make improvements, and the like. Because of the structure of D.C.Code § 42-3505.01, secondary sources commonly divide residential eviction actions into "nonpayment cases” and "notice cases.” See