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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

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circumstances the D.C. Council has deemed criminal or illicit activity incompatible with an opportunity to cure a lease violation. Neither § 42-3505.01(b) by its terms, nor related D.C. statutes, justify denying appellant the opportunity to avoid eviction by timely measures — such as exclusion of Davon Pratt from her household — to prevent recurrence of the criminal activity her son engaged in. And, as we have explained, DCHA did not here rely on lease provisions specific enough to effectuate the federal one-strike policy. Thus, unlike in Scarborough and Calloway,