Legal Opinion
Comedy v. Vito
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1985No. 84-1153PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
This is an action by a landlord against a former tenant for two months’ holdover rent, based on the tenant’s alleged incomplete vacation of the rental premises, and the failure of the tenant’s subtenant to vacate. The trial court granted partial relief, and we reverse.
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Appellant Ronald Comedy appeals a decision of the trial court holding him liable to appellee James B. Vito as a holdover tenant for the full amount of one month’s rent ($2100) and for that portion of a second month’s rent ($850) that is attributable to Comedy’s former subtenant, Wilbur Hughes. Comedy and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hampton v. Mott Motors, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Shapiro v. ChristopherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Boss v. HaganCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1919
- Smith v. TOWN CENTER MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Beck v. TroianoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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