Harkins v. Win Corp., 771 A.2d 1025 (2001)

Citation: Harkins v. Win Corp., 771 A.2d 1025 (2001)
Parent Document: Harkins v. Win Corp., 771 A.2d 1025 (2001)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2001-04-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2163340/harkins-v-win-corp/ ↗

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was that self-help against tenants is likely to cause violence. The potential for violence in the context of a roomer is somewhat diminished. First, the roomer is less likely to consider his or her transient accommodation as their “castle” as a tenant may view their rental unit. Roomers may have brought fewer possessions with them into their accommodation. A roomer may not have as much need to remain in a particular accommodation and may be less affected by any housing shortage that may exist within a particular city. Tenants, on the other hand, often cannot as easily find a new permanent residence to house all of their possessions, thus increasing the likelihood of violence when dispossessed. Since the likelihood of violence is diminished in the context of a roomer, though admittedly not altogether absent, our holding in Mendes

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