Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc.

(concurring) .

As I see it, appellants’ principal contention is that the statutory scheme, D.C.Code 1967, §§ 45-901 through 908, creates a tenant’s right to 30 days’ notice to quit prior to the institution of proceedings for possession by his landlord, though concededly Section 45-908 authorizes an agreement between the parties to shorten the notice period or to waive it altogether. Appellants urge with considerable force that once the parties fail to agree on a waiver of the 30-day notice to quit requirement, all that remains of the statutory scheme is the tenant's right to such notice, which…