Bevins v. Lewis

KERN, Associate Judge.

Appellee filed in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the court below a complaint for possession of certain premises which appellant occupied. The complaint did not allege the type of tenancy, the total rent due and owing, or the period during which the rent was in default. It also failed to allege that notice to quit had been served upon appellant or waived in writing. The complaint was executed and sworn to by appellee’s attorney rather than appellee himself. The only affirmative allegation in the complaint was that possession is sought “for eviction: Tenant has no…