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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Holmes v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 421 A.2d 27 (1980)

Citation
Holmes v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 421 A.2d 27 (1980)
Parent Document
Holmes v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 421 A.2d 27 (1980)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1980-09-30

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*31Petitioner’s argument is precluded by our decision in Holmes v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review, D.C.App., 351 A.2d 518 (1976) in which we held that the Housing Code should be read into and enforced under the licensing provisions of the Housing Regulations. In Holmes we upheld the denial of an apartment house license based on unabated Housing Code violations relying on the language of § 2102 which makes the provisions of chapter two applicable to every premises used as a place of abode for human beings. To interpret chapter three’s provisions as being applicable to the exclusion of chapter two would be contrary to the clear intent of the Housing Regulations. Thus, chapter three’s right of entry and inspection provisions authorized the inspections complained of here. II.