§ 16-1124

Citation: § 16-1124
Parent Document: Demisse v. Aldon Management Corp. (2020)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2020-03-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4736373/demisse-v-aldon-management-corp/ ↗

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   The D.C. Court of Appeals has suggested that even if the warranty of habitability “is limited to
issues involving the physical condition of the premises,” implicit within a rental lease is the
“obligation” of a landlord to “not act in other ways that interfere unreasonably with permissible
uses of the leased premises,” which could include making “excessive noise in common areas.”
Such noise, however, must be attributable to “the landlord, or someone whose conduct is
attributable to him,” not the neighbors about whom plaintiff has complained. Sobelsohn, 926
A.2d at 716, quoting Restatement (Second) of Property: Landlord and Tenant § 6.1 (1977).
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758 (D.C. 2018) (recognizing “holding [of Twyman] that [D.C.’s Rental Housing Act] does not

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