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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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Temple's remaining contentions merit little discussion. Temple argues that the decisions in these actions should be reversed because an "amnesty" provision in the Rental Housing Act of 1985 prohibits the imposition of penalties on a previously unregistered landlord if the landlord complies with the registration requirement within 120 days of the effective date of the 1985 Act. D.C.Code § 45-2515(f) (1986 Supp.). Temple asserts that he registered within the requisite 120 days. Suffice it to say, however, that the 1985 Act explicitly prohibits us from applying that Act to this case: "[A] petition filed with the Rent Administrator under the Rental Housing Act of 1980 shall be determined under the provisions of the Rental Housing Act of 1980." Id. § 45-2593. Consequently, the amnesty provision is not available to Temple in these proceedings which were initiated by petitions filed under the 1980 Act.