Legal Opinion

Hija Lee Yu v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1986No. 84-644PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Petitioner, a tenant, seeks review of a Rental Housing Commission order dismissing as untimely her appeal to the Commission from a ruling by the Rental Accommodations Office (RAO) in favor of her landlord. We agree that the appeal was untimely, and thus we affirm the Commission’s order.

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In 1981 petitioner filed a complaint with the RAO alleging rent overcharges by her landlord, John Ross. Petitioner claimed that the rent charged by Ross was excessive under the Rental Housing Act of 1980, D.C.Law 3-131, 28 D.C.Reg. 326 (1981), as amended, D.C. Code §§ 45-1501 through…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Investment Company Institute v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Richard A. Batterton, Secretary of Employment & Social Services of the State of Maryland v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Dankman v. District of Columbia Board of Elections & EthicsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Tenley & Cleveland Park Emergency Committee v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Mannan v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. McCulloch v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Askin v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Keatts v. RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988

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