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McKenzie v. McCulloch, 634 A.2d 430 (1993)

Citation
McKenzie v. McCulloch, 634 A.2d 430 (1993)
Parent Document
McKenzie v. McCulloch, 634 A.2d 430 (1993)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1993-12-02

Full Text

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Although McKenzie makes numerous contentions on appeal, only one — the judge’s disposition of McKenzie’s rent increase claim— requires plenary consideration. Under the Rental Housing Act, the rent for any rental unit may not be increased above the “base rent”5 unless “[t]he rental unit ... [is] in substantial compliance with the housing regulations-” D.C.Code § 45-2518(a)(l)(A) (1990). The Act further provides that a rental unit shall be considered in substantial compliance with the housing regulations if all substantial violations cited at the time of the last inspection were abated in timely fashion, and if