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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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We think it clear, then, that in the context of § 45-1561 "landlord," "tenant" and "rental unit" are not to be understood *1170 solely according to the technical precepts of real property law. Rather, we think they must be interpreted by reference also to their more ordinary usage and the purposes of the statute. Section 45-1561 evinces an intent to protect from evictions persons who have been renting apartments and who continue to pay the rent. Appellee Valentine, we think, is such a person, having rented the same apartment continuously since 1977. Simpson, on the other hand, had been a homeowner until he defaulted on his mortgage; he had never rented the premises that were the subject of the foreclosure. Simpson, 396 A.2d at 213.