Legal Opinion

Totz v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 9, 1984No. 83-125PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Nearly four years ago, we held that D.C. Code § 45-1655(a) (1978 Supp.), part of the Rental Accommodations Act of 1975 (repealed 1978), 1 required the District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission, predecessor to the Rental Housing Commission, to impose treble damages against petitioner for the entire amount by which the rents he charged his tenants exceeded the applicable rent ceilings. Totz v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission, 412 A.2d 44, 46 (D.C.1980). In light of our holdings that treble damages were mandated for the entire period in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
  2. Coleman v. Lee Washington Hauling Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Totz v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Reichman v. Franklin Simon Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. United States v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. District of Columbia Employees' Compensation Appeals BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Askin v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Tenants of 1255 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Flores v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. In re A.B.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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