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...A tenant whose rental unit fails to meet the standards of habitability established by this chapter may: (a) Withhold rent proportional to the reduction in value caused by the deficiency, pending restoration of habitability; (b) Repair the deficiency and deduct...
§ 400.4. "No person shall rent or offer to rent any habitation, or the furnishings of a habitation, unless the habitation and its furnishings are in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, in repair, and free from rodents or vermin...
habitation, and shall keep each lock in good repair. Each lock shall be capable of being locked from inside and outside the habitation." 14 DCMR 607.2.
Every premises accomodating one or more habitations shall be maintained and kept in repair so as to provide decent living accomodations for the occupants. This part of the Code contemplates more than mere basic repairs and maintenance to keep out...
No persons shall rent or offer to rent any habitation, or the furnishings thereof, unless such habitation and its furnishings are in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, in repair, and free from rodents or vermin. Section 2501 of these...
“Every premises accommodating one or more habitations shall be maintained and kept in repair so as to provide decent living accommodations for the occupants. This part of this Code contemplates more than mere basic repairs and maintenance to keep out...
. “No person shall rent or offer to rent any habitation, or the furnishings thereof, unless such habitation and its furnishings are in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, in repair, and free from rodents or vermin.” . See infra. . See cases...
...of habitability is triggered solely by actual or constructive notice of the defect; but, as in Indiana, see note 4 supra, the remedy is limited to rent abatement until the expiration of a reasonable repair period without repairs. At that...
...of habitability is triggered solely by actual or constructive notice of the defect; but, as in Indiana, see note 4 supra, the remedy is limited to rent abatement until the expiration of a reasonable repair period without repairs. At that...
...of a habitable dwelling carries an implied warranty that the dwelling is and will remain habitable for the duration of the tenancy, and that breach of the warranty by the landlord entitles the tenant to rent abatement, repair-and-deduct...
H & M asserts three defects in Fernandez’s proof of the breach of warranty of habitability. It contends, first, that its defense of good faith repairs negated any breach of the warranty; second, that Fernandez was required to prove the...
H & M asserts three defects in Fernandez's proof of the breach of warranty of habitability. It contends, first, that its defense of good faith repairs negated any breach of the warranty; second, that Fernandez was required to prove the...
provider is required to maintain the habitability of a rental unit by making necessary repairs in a
Every building housing one or more habitations shall be maintained and kept in repair so as to provide decent living accommodations for the occupants. This part of this Code contemplates more than mere basic repairs and maintenance to keep out...
No person shall rent or offer to rent any habitation, or the furnishings thereof, unless such habitation and its furnishings are in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, in repair, and free from rodents or vermin.
rooms were habitable from August 1, 2007, until the repair work began or about August 22,
...Where, as here, the regulations or statute merely impose a' penalty for failure to repair and maintain the leased premises in a habitable condition the courts have refused to enlarge the scope of the landlord-tenant re *839
Second, Massachusetts has said that the rent abatement remedy should be available to a tenant under the warranty of habitability theory immediately upon notice of the defect to the landlord, without deferral of the breach until after a reasonable repair...
Second, Massachusetts has said that the rent abatement remedy should be available to a tenant under the warranty of habitability theory immediately upon notice of the defect to the landlord, without deferral of the breach until after a reasonable repair...
...possession, if he has failed to exercise reasonable care to repair the condition and the existence of the condition is in violation of: (1) an implied warranty of habitability; or (2) a duty created by statute or administrative regulation. Id.