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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 266

Citation
§ 266
Parent Document
Drayton v. Poretsky Management, Inc., 462 A.2d 1115 (1983)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1983-05-31

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The trial court ruled that the June 1, 1979 increase was valid. We agree. Pursuant to §§ 260-267 of the Rental Accommodations Rules, the Commission authorized a general rent increase to compensate for increased operating costs. Tenant contended that under § 208(a) of the RAC Rules, the existing rent was required to be at the rent ceiling before a rent increase could be implemented. Rule § 101(b), however, provided that specific regulations govern the general regulations in the case of an apparent conflict between regulations. The specific prerequisites to this one-time rent increase are set forth in § 263 of the Rules and do not contain a requirement that the existing rent be at the rent ceiling before the rent is increased. Therefore, the trial court did not err in validating the June 1, 1979 increase even though the previous rent had not been at the rent ceiling.