Legal Opinion
Moody v. Winchester Management Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1974No. 7639PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
This appeal by two tenants from a judgment for possession of the premises occupied by them on a month to month basis raises the issue of the sufficiency of service upon them of a 30 days’ notice to quit.
On March 31, 1973, the resident manager of the apartment building visited the apartment of the tenants with a notice to quit expiring May 1. She knocked, but receiving no response, slipped the notice, enclosed in an envelope, under the door. 1
Tenants contend that the notice to quit was not served in compliance with D.C. Code 1973, § 45-906:
Every notice to the tenant to quit…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- William T. Bell and Margie Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Company, James Coates v. Ruppert Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Locklear v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Allen v. AllenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Zoby v. KosmadakesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Craig v. HeilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Parker v. Frank Emmet Real EstateDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Grimes v. NewsomeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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