Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Abidoye

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 2003No. 02-CV-432PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

Appellant, Anderson, appeals the amount of the rental abatement awarded her because of housing code violations that breached the warranty of habitability. Appellant argues that the judge erred in limiting her award to the amount she paid in rent, and contends that she is also entitled to receive the portion of the abatement applied to the subsidized rent paid by the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), the local agent for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Section 8 Subsidy Program. 1 Finding appellant’s argument persuasive to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ba v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Cruz Management Co. v. WidemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  3. Multi-Family Management, Inc. v. HancockDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Peart v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Owens v. District of Columbia Water & Sewer AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. Young v. ScalesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. Anderson v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Anderson v. DIST. OF COL. HOUS. AUTH.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007

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