George Washington University v. Weintraub

MACK, Associate Judge:

Appellants, a landlord and building manager, contend in these consolidated appeals that the trial court erred in allowing appel-lees, their tenants, to recover damage for losses arising from a flood in their apartment building. At issue is the scope of a landlord’s duty to maintain rental premises in compliance with housing code regulations. Specifically appellants challenge the right of tenants-appellees to bring an affirmative cause of action for damages under the’circumstances of this case, the refusal of the trial court to bar recovery on the basis of an exculpatory…