Legal Opinion
Administrator of Veterans Affairs v. Valentine
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 1985No. 83-250, 83-486PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
In Simpson v. Jack Spicer Real Estate, Inc., 396 A.2d 212 (D.C.1978) (per curiam), we held that District of Columbia statutory eviction restrictions1 did not protect a property owner who defaulted on a mortgage (deed of trust) and continued to live in his former home after it was sold at foreclosure. This case presents the question whether those restrictions protect the tenant of a defaulting mortgagor who remains in her previously rented apartment after a foreclosure sale. We hold that they do.2
Joyce Valentine rented an apartment in a four-unit building at 3221 Massachusetts Avenue, S.E., in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Totz v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- McCree v. McCreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Nicholas v. HowardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Simpson v. Jack Spicer Real Estate, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hutchison Bros. Excavation Co. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- BSA 77 P STREET LLC v. HawkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Vermont Tenants, Inc. v. Vermont Housing Finance AgencySupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Ricardo Hernandez v. Bryant BanksDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
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