Delsnider v. Gould

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

This case arose under that section of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act 1 which provides that if a landlord receives rent in excess of the maximum-rent ceiling, the tenant may recover double the amount of the excess, plus costs and attorneys’ fees. Appellees were tenants of a dwelling under an eight-month lease dated August 1, 1943. They brought action against their landlord, appellant here, claiming that whereas the maximum-rent ceiling for the leased accommodations was $15.50 * a month, they had paid $100 a month for eight months and $85 a month for…