Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Newsome
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2001No. 00-CV-115PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellants, Fred and Frances Grimes, appeal from a judgment granting possession of a leased house to appellee, Thelma Newsome. Appellants, as tenants under the lease, repeatedly failed to pay then-rent on time. As a result, Ms. Newsome, appellants’ landlord, served them with a “30 day notice to correct or vacate,” pursuant to D.C.Code § 45-2551(b) (1996). When appellants faded to cure their late payments of the rent within the thirty-day period, Ms. Newsome filed a complaint against Mr. and Mrs. Grimes in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court. In due…
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- Pritch v. HenryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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