Legal Opinion
Dunnington v. Thomas E. Jarrell Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1953No. 1298PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellant is a tenant of an apartment in a four-apartment building. His tenancy commenced in 1939 under a written monthly lease with appellee, a real estate agent who manages the property for the owner, Mrs. Weedon. Since 1942 the tenant’s possession has been under the protection of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act.1 In May 1950 the landlord notified the four tenants to vacate because the owner desired to made “extensive improvements” to the property. Three tenants vacated but appellant refused to move. The three vacant apartments were remodeled and improved.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- National Metropolitan Bank of Washington v. JudgeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Kaufman v. ClarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1869
3Cited by5 opinions
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Sobelsohn v. American Rental Management Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Cormier v. McRaeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Dunnington v. Thomas E. Jarrell Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986