Isquith v. Athanas

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

In March, 1943, appellees filed an action in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Municipal Court for the possession of certain real estate, claiming that appellant’s lease had been terminated by nonpayment of rent amounting to $650, due and payable during the months of November, 1942 to February, 1943, inclusive.

At the trial the following facts were developed:

Appellees own a building, the basement, first and second floors of which were used for commercial purposes; the third floor for housing accommodations. On January 1, 1941, the building was under lease to one…