Legal Opinion
Gallo v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 21, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2021-3298Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALEXANDER GALLO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:21-cv-03298 (TNM) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION A century ago, Congress limited D.C. landlords’ rights to evict tenants due to the exigencies of World War I. Block v. Hirsh,
256 U.S. 135
(1921). The Supreme Court upheld those restrictions, noting that temporary restrictions on property rights during times of emergency “may justify a law that could not be upheld as a permanent change.”
Id. at 157. Today, Alexander Gallo raises claims much like those advanced by the landlord in…
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