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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Temple v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)

Citation
Temple v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)
Parent Document
Temple v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 536 A.2d 1024 (1987)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1987-12-01

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Temple’s argument on the inappropriateness of the rent ceiling calculation conflates these two separate determinations. Temple argues that the post-registration rent ceiling should include all automatic increases which occurred between 1973 and his registration in 1983, notwithstanding the “technicality” that Temple failed to file certificates of implementation of rent increases during that time. This argument, however, misapprehends the agency’s decision. The agency prohibited Temple from including automatic increases between 1973 and 1983 in the rent ceiling not because of his failure to file certificates implementing automatic increases during that time, but rather, because of his fundamental failure to register. Since the statute is unequivocal in its proscription of any increases above the base rent if a building is not properly registered, id. § 45-1519(a)(1)(B), the agency’s decision to set the “registration day” rent ceiling of all Temple’s units as equal to the base rent in 1973 fully comports with the Rental Housing laws.