Section 8

Citation: Section 8
Parent Document: Feemster v. BSA LTD. PARTNERSHIP, 548 F.3d 1063 (2008)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2008-11-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/187255/feemster-v-bsa-ltd-partnership/ ↗

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Shortly after the court issued the TRO, BSA offered the
tenants the opportunity to buy their homes, in accordance with
the District of Columbia’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act,
D.C. Code § 42-3404.02 et seq. With assistance from a local
nonprofit housing developer, four tenants negotiated contracts
for sale. On the day before closing, BSA informed the tenants
that it would not complete the sales unless they reimbursed it for
approximately $37,000 in rent they allegedly had not paid since
the commencement of the litigation -- rent that would have been
covered by the enhanced vouchers had BSA been willing to
accept them. To allow the sales to go forward, the district court
facilitated an arrangement under which the tenants agreed to
place the disputed sum in an escrow account administered by a
settlement attorney.3

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