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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Grimes v. Newsome, 780 A.2d 1119 (2001)

Citation
Grimes v. Newsome, 780 A.2d 1119 (2001)
Parent Document
Grimes v. Newsome, 780 A.2d 1119 (2001)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2001-09-13

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Ms. Newsome filed a new complaint in the Landlord and Tenant Branch on November 24, 1999, seeking possession of the house. After a non-jury trial, the court ruled that the notice to correct or vacate was “sufficient to put the defendants on notice as to what the violation was; it was non-payment of rent and consistent late payments of rent in violation of the lease.” In addition, the court held that despite an earlier ruling by another judge that the Spanish translation of the notice was inaccurate, the notice was still valid because appellants were “not a part of that ... protected class of people ... whom that requirement was designed to benefit.” 2 A judgment of possession was entered the same day.