Goldberg v. Chas. C. Koones & Co.

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Plaintiff, a tenant in an apartment house, sued his landlord in. the Small Claims Branch of the trial court for violation of the minimum service standard applicable to the leased premises, claiming the statutory damages of $50 provided by the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act.1 This Court granted an appeal from a judgment in favor of the landlord.2

The facts- were in the main undisputed. Sewage backed' into' the toilet bowl and bathtub in the tenant’s apartment, overflowing on to the bathroom floor. The resident' manager was notified and the janitor attempted…