Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. Fernandez
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1991No. 87-238, 87-283PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Daysi Fernandez sued her landlords, Howard and Maxine Bernstein, trading as H & M Enterprises (H & M), because of leaking and falling ceilings that were frequently torn down and repaired, but always leaked and crumbled anew, and because of rodent infestation that was never eliminated, although traps and poison did kill some rodents. Fernandez sought compensatory damages for breach of a settlement agreement and consent order (in which H & M had agreed to correct the ceiling and rodent problems, among numerous others), breach of implied warranty of habitability, nuisance,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- United States v. SomersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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