Legal Opinion
Jack Spicer Real Estate, Inc. v. Gassaway
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 1976No. 9798PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Jack.Spicer Real Estate, Inc., filed suit for possession of real property occupied by Nora Bell Gassaway as a tenant at sufferance. 1 The notice to quit on which the action was based, 2 however, failed to state a permissible reason for evicting appellee Gassaway as defined in Section 10 of District of Columbia Rent Control Regulation No. 74-20, governing eviction procedures under the District’s rent control program. 3 Because of this failure the trial court entered judgment for appellee after finding that Section 10 was constitutional and not in excess of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Apartment & Office Building Ass'n of Metropolitan Washington v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Roscoe L. Jones v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation, the Ellen Real Estate Corporation v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
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