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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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We add that the trial court proceeded correctly in considering and determining the amount of abatements due to housing code violations, even though the Rent Administrator may inquire into the existence of housing code violations in passing upon applications for rent increases. D.C. Rental Accommodations Rules, § 263.3(d). Such issues routinely have been litigated in Superior Court for many years in both jury and nonjury trials. We are of the view that the doctrine of primary jurisdiction has no application to these issues. III