Legal Opinion
Bruno v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1995No. 94-AA-748PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a petition for review of a decision of the Board of Appeals and Review upholding a fifty-dollar fine imposed on a property owner for permitting the accumulation of uncon-tainerized litter. The property owner contends that the fine was unconstitutional because he was not given a prior warning and opportunity to abate the nuisance before the fine was imposed. We affirm.
I
The property in question is an apartment house located at 4222 14th Street, N.W. On April 4, 1989, a District inspector observed “an accumulation of cardboard boxes filled with trash, bulk waste, chair, and carpet” on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Holmes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Vanderhoof v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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