Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Citation
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Parent Document
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Jurisdiction
- DC (municipal)
- Effective Date
- 1970-05-28
Other Sections in This Document (32)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
- Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
Full Text
1,137 charsIt is our view that this contention must fail by its own weight. They argue that "[i]f a tenant who is entitled to thirty-days' notice could be forced by his landlord to accept a change in the terms of his tenancy, so that he no longer had that right to notice, then the landlord, acting unilaterally, could destroy the protection upon which Congress has insisted." We take particular issue with the tenants' view that the landlord was attempting to change the terms of their tenancy. The tenancies here were verbal hirings by the month and therefore were estates by sufferance. D.C. Code 1967, § 45-820. The landlord's request that the tenants agree to a written lease was an attempt not to change the terms of the tenancy but to terminate it and substitute a different one for it. See, e. g., D.C.Code 1967, § 45-821. Since the tenants did not choose to terminate their tenancies voluntarily by executing a new written lease, the landlord served them with the statutory notice, D.C.Code 1967, § 45-905, at the expiration of which the tenancy was terminated and nonexistent. Rubenstein v. Swagart, D.C.Mun.App., 72 A.2d 690, 693 (1950).