Legal Opinion
Burgess v. McLaughlin
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided February 12, 1981No. Civil No. 80-33PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This case is before the Court on the motion of the defendants for judgment on the pleadings, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), or in the alternative, for summary judgment, Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. The Court will grant defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of the applicability of the Virgin Islands Rent Control Law, 28 V.I.C. § 831 et seq., to the rental units occupied by the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs contend that the defendants have violated the Virgin Islands Rent Control Law, 28 V.I.C. § 831 et seq., by having raised the rents on their apartments without the prior…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kress, Dunlap & Lane, Ltd. v. Carlos A. Downing, as Commissioner of Property and Procurement, Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Kress, Dunlap & Lane, Ltd. v. DowningDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1961
- Community Realty Management, Inc. v. DecembreSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1977
- Walter Caribbean Corp. v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1976
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- Ible v. DeWindtSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1985