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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Temple v. DC RENTAL HOUSING COM'N, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)

Citation
Temple v. DC RENTAL HOUSING COM'N, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)
Parent Document
Temple v. DC RENTAL HOUSING COM'N, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1987-12-01

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The regulations in effect at the time permitted the taking of automatic increases if, among other requirements, the landlord notified the tenant thirty days in advance and filed a certificate of implementation. 14 DCMR § 3503.5 (1986). Furthermore, "a landlord who fail[ed] to implement an automatic rent increase in any calendar year *1035 [did] not forfeit the right to implement that rent increase in a subsequent year," if the landlord filed a certificate of implementation "during the twelve (12) month period the landlord [was] entitled to implement the increase," and notified the tenant of the new rent ceiling. Id. § 3503.4. By contrast, in qualifying for a voluntary vacancy increase, the landlord was required, among other things, to file an amended registration form. Id. § 3510.2. Here, the hearing examiner determined that: