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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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Pursuant to our review of the Lobsenz decision, we affirm the agency’s decision and order in all respects except the following: (1) its use of 1973 as the base rent year; (2) its denial of automatic or vacancy increases in the base rents in the period following Temple’s first effort to have RACD establish the rent ceilings of those units; (3) its award of treble damages for *1040the period following Temple’s first effort to have the RACD establish the rent ceilings. We remand the decision for a closer examination of the validity of Temple’s claim of exemption prior to 1977. We also remand for a determination of the point in time Temple first attempted to have RACD lawfully establish the rent ceilings of the Lob-senz’s units. We direct the agency to permit applicable automatic and/or voluntary vacancy increases subsequent to that time and we direct the agency to vacate the award of treble damages subsequent to such time also.