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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 42-3505

Citation
§ 42-3505
Parent Document
Pratt v. District of Columbia Housing Authority, 942 A.2d 656 (2008)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2008-02-21

Full Text

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[W]hen the [D.C.] Council elsewhere meant to dispense with the opportunity to cure as a condition of lease termination — and with criminal behavior in mind — it did so unambiguously. The very next subsection of § 42-3505.01 allows a landlord to evict, merely by “serv[ice] on the tenant [of] a 30-day notice to vacate,” where “a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the tenant, or a person occupying the premises with or in addition to the tenant, has performed an illegal act within the rental unit”[, § 42-3505.01(e), provided that “the tenant knew or should have known that an illegal act was taking place.” Id.