Legal Opinion

Snowden v. Benning Heights Cooperative, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 12, 1989No. 87-1204PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether a foreign cooperative association owning premises in the District of Columbia may terminate membership in the association for failure to pay monthly carrying charges without a vote of the membership pursuant to D.C.Code § 29-1130 (1981). The trial court ruled that, in accordance with a 1984 amendment, D.C.Code § 29-1141 (1988 Supp.), the termination of appellants’ membership without a vote of the membership was lawful because the cooperative association followed the procedures authorized by the laws of the state in which it is…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Winchester Van Buren Tenants Ass'n v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Noonan v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
  4. Hicks v. BigelowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  5. 1915 16TH ST. CO-OP. ASS'N v. PinkettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Raskauskas v. Temple Realty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Capital Construction Co. v. Plaza West Cooperative Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Kelley v. Broadmoor Cooperative ApartmentsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Carlson Construction Co. v. Dupont West Condominium, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Sarbacher v. McNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989

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