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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)

Citation
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)
Parent Document
Porter Novelli, Inc. v. Bender, 817 A.2d 185 (2003)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2003-02-20

Full Text

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Landlord filed an action for possession and motion for summary judgment in the landlord-tenant court, which stayed eviction and issued a protective order obliging subtenant to pay double rent into the court registry — reflecting the holdover penalty prescribed in the lease — pending resolution of the matter. Subtenant then offered to consent to judgment of possession at double rent if landlord consented to a stay until May 15, 2000. Landlord countered, among other things, with an offer of the requested stay at triple rent. Subtenant agreed, and the parties, after reciting in court the general terms of their agreement, entered a consent judgment — conditioned, however, on reduction of the agreement to a signed written document.