Legal Opinion
Drayton v. Poretsky Management, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1983No. 81-24, 81-270PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Before us are cross-appeals from a judgment entered by the trial court in a suit for possession in the Landlord and Tenant (L & T) Branch of the Superior Court. For convenience we refer to Barbara Drayton, et a1., as appellants or tenants and to Poretsky Management, Inc., as appellee or landlord. Landlord challenges the trial court’s assumption of jurisdiction to rule on the validity of two rent increases, arguing that the District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission (RAC) rather than the Superior Court had jurisdiction to make such a determination. 1 As to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Lawlor v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Winchester Van Buren Tenants Ass'n v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Hawkins v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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