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Administrator of Veterans Affairs v. Valentine, 490 A.2d 1165 (1985)

Citation
Administrator of Veterans Affairs v. Valentine, 490 A.2d 1165 (1985)
Parent Document
Administrator of Veterans Affairs v. Valentine, 490 A.2d 1165 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-04-24

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In support of its position, the VA relies heavily on our decision in Simpson v. Jack Spicer Real Estate, Inc., 396 A.2d 212. Simpson, a homeowner who had defaulted on his mortgage, resisted the subsequent purchaser’s efforts to evict him by claiming that he was a tenant at will under the predecessor to D.C.Code § 45-222. Since he was thus a “tenant,” Simpson claimed, he could be evicted only for one of the reasons enumerated in the predecessor to § 45-1561. We rejected that argument, stating: