Legal Opinion
Peart v. District of Columbia Housing Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 2009No. 07-CV-1003PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Senior Judge:
Ms. Pearline Peart (“Ms.Peart”) brought a successful rent abatement action alleging Housing Code violations against her Section 8 landlord, Ms. Nicole Jackson (“Ms.Jaekson”) and won a rent abatement award of over $15,000. However, the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) intervened and successfully asserted a- derivative right to all of this award. Ms. Peart concedes that DCHA is entitled to the rent abatement, but con tends that the equitable doctrine of unjust enrichment entitles her to compensation from DCHA for her attorneys’ fees and costs in the…
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