Legal Opinion
Kapusta v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1997No. 95-AA-161PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Senior Judge:
A petitioning landlord, Peter P. Kapusta, challenges the decision of the Rental Housing Commission affirming a hearing examiner’s order that he pay $2004 to a tenant for demanding rent in excess of the rent ceiling. Kapusta contends the Commission erred in ordering him to pay a “rent refund” of money he overcharged but never collected. We affirm.
Kapusta, as a housing provider, rented an apartment to a tenant under terms violative of a statute designed to stabilize rents in the District of Columbia. See Rental Housing Act of 1985, D.C.Code §§ 45-2501 to -2594 (1996).…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Afshar v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Delwin Realty Co. v. District of Columbia Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Temple v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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