Legal Opinion
Sebastian v. Estate of Fredericks
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 25, 1986No. Civil No. 1074/1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND JUDGMENT
The question before us is whether a renter of land for the first time in 1972 at a monthly rent not in excess of $175.00 to build a superficiary house or houses, who raised the rent without the approval of the Rent Control Officer pursuant to 28 V.I.C. § 836 et seq., may be sanctioned as provided by § 844 id. For the reasons set forth below, we hold he may not, and require the tenant to pay all legal rent accrued and unpaid to the date of removal from the premises.
I. FACTS
In September 1972, plaintiff rented from Urman Fredericks, Deceased1 (hereafter “Deceased”), a…
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