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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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While this provision does not directly address the rights of tenants displaced by fires not caused by them, it generates the inference that if fire damage necessitates the removal of a tenant in order to rehabilitate a unit, the displaced tenant "shall have the absolute right to re-rent" the unit upon its rehabilitation. A contrary interpretation might sanction a landlord's use of fire as a mode of evicting tenants.