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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Cooley v. Suitland Parkway Overlook Tenants' Ass'n, 460 A.2d 574 (1983)

Citation
Cooley v. Suitland Parkway Overlook Tenants' Ass'n, 460 A.2d 574 (1983)
Parent Document
Cooley v. Suitland Parkway Overlook Tenants' Ass'n, 460 A.2d 574 (1983)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1983-04-28

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In short, D.C.Code § 45 — 1561(b) (1981) makes clear that a single notice to cure or vacate is all that a tenant is entitled to receive before a suit to recover possession may be brought by his or her landlord for a violation of the tenancy. To the extent that it could be argued under the 1977 Act that a separate notice to quit had to be given after a notice to cure before a landlord could bring such a suit, the 1980 Act disposes of this argument by expressly merging both notice requirements into one. Affirmed. 1