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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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On the first issue, two of the Commissioners agreed with the hearing examiner that Guerra’s rights were the same as Clark’s, so that when Clark vacated the apartment, Guerra was deemed to have vacated it also. One Commissioner dissented on the ground that there was no vacancy because Guerra had never actually left the apartment. He reasoned that landlords are allowed a vacancy increase under section 45-1524 only to recover rent losses due to the vacancy. Therefore, when a landlord, as in this case, suffers no rent loss *789