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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 39

Citation
§ 39
Parent Document
Redman v. POTOMAC PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 972 A.2d 316 (2009)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2009-05-28

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517 A.2d 1, 5 n. 3 (D.C.1985) (rent' control laws create residential tenancies terminable "only on the occurrence of an event specified by statute”). The rent control legislation provides that an owner who seeks to "convert the rental unit or housing accommodation to a condominium or cooperative” must serve notice to vacate in conformity with D.C.Code § 42-3402.06(c). D.C.Code § 42-3505.01(j) (Supp.2007). Thus, where the owner serves a valid statutory notice to vacate, D.C.Code § 42-3505.01 imposes no bar to the landlord recovering possession of a unit as part of a valid condominium conversion. It could not be otherwise. The condominium-conversion laws would be a nullity if the unit's owner could not terminate his or her renter's tenancy and prepare the unit for sale. 6