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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)

Citation
Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)
Parent Document
Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-12-05

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Instead of moving out, however, Guerra filed a complaint with the Rental Accommodations Office against both Csatary and Shannon & Luchs. The complaint charged that both the April 1982 and the November 1982 rent increases had been implemented in violation of the Rental Housing Act. She maintained that the April increase was in violation of D.C.Code §§ 45-1524 (permitting a rent ceiling increase only after a vacancy), 45-1519(g) (prohibiting the implementation of a rent increase within 180 days after a prior increase), 45-1516(e) (requiring the landlord to file an amended registration statement within thirty days after a rent increase), and 45-1595(b) (requiring thirty days’ advance notice of a rent increase). The November increase, she asserted, was also improper because it was based upon the invalid April increase. Finally, she claimed that Csatary’s eviction notice was invalid because Csatary did not have a freehold interest in the apartment, as D.C.Code § 45-1561(d) requires. Pursuant to D.C. Code § 45-1591(a), the complaint prayed for treble damages and a rollback of the rent.