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Bedell v. Inver Housing, Inc., 506 A.2d 202 (1986)

Citation
Bedell v. Inver Housing, Inc., 506 A.2d 202 (1986)
Parent Document
Bedell v. Inver Housing, Inc., 506 A.2d 202 (1986)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1986-03-18

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Appellant’s claim that the trial court erred in not awarding an abatement of rent for the gallery runs counter to basic concepts in this jurisdiction. It is established that in the context of a commercial lease, “monies voluntarily paid with full knowledge of the surrounding facts and circumstances, though paid under a mistaken view of the law, cannot be recovered.” Voulgaris v. Press, 116 A.2d 691, 692 (D.C.1955); see also Lamborn v. County Commissioners,