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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hsu v. Thomas, 387 A.2d 588 (1978)

Citation
Hsu v. Thomas, 387 A.2d 588 (1978)
Parent Document
Hsu v. Thomas, 387 A.2d 588 (1978)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1978-05-23

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400 U.S. 925, 91 S.Ct. 186, 27 L.Ed.2d 185 (1970). And we think it only proper that if the tenant has paid the rent stipulated in the lease and the landlord has defaulted, the tenant is entitled to sue the landlord for that amount in excess of the reasonable rental value of the leased premises. This separate judicial proceeding establishes the proper amount of the abated rent for the period of the landlord’s default. Restatement (Second) of Property § 11.1, Comment b (1977). See also Winn v. Sampson Construction Co., 194 Kan. 136, 398 P.2d 272 (1965); Meinken v. Levinson, 239 App.Div. 382, 267 N.Y.S. 612 (1933). As to the merits of the landlord’s argument on appeal, in Brown v. Southall Realty Company,