Legal Opinion
Coleman v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1973No. 7385PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge, Retired:
Appellants are twenty-nine tenants of public low-rent housing accommodations owned by appellee United States of America and operated by its agent National Capital Housing Authority. Separate actions for possession were brought by the United States. Each action was brought on the grounds of nonpayment of rent and a thirty-day notice to quit. In each case the tenant was found delinquent in payment of rent and judgment for possession was ordered unless the back rent was paid within thirty days. This appeal followed.
The cases were consolidated for trial but the record…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Southall Realty CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Housing Authority of the City of Omaha, Nebraska v. United States Housing Authority, Etc., and National Tenants OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Knox Hill Tenant Council v. Walter E. Washington, Individually and as Commissioner of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
3Cited by2 opinions
- Housing Auth. of Newark v. ScottNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- National Capital Housing Authority v. DouglasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975