Legal Opinion
Dameron v. Capitol House Associates Ltd. Partnership
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 1981No. 79-491PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This case is another episode in the proliferation of legal weapons on the frontier of landlord-tenant disputes.
On December 29, 1978, the District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Office authorized a rent increase for appellees, Capitol House Associates, to be implement ed in February of the following year. In response, approximately half of the tenants tendered their February rent by checks in the amount of the “old” rent with notations “rent paid in full” or other words to that effect. They did the same in March.
On March 9, 1979, the appellee filed suit for…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stack v. BoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- McQueen v. Lustine Realty Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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