Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Phoenix Management, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 1988No. 85-1037, 86-1306PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
In this case, we are required to decide whether, in a landlord and tenant suit for possession of realty based on a notice to quit rather than on grounds of nonpayment of rent, a landlord can obtain a court order requiring the tenant to pay rent into the registry of the court pending the outcome of the proceedings.1 Cunningham, the tenant, contends that since in such notice cases, the landlord cannot satisfy the requirements of Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Co., 139 U.S.App.D.C. 101, 430 F.2d 474 (1970), no protective order can be entered. Phoenix Management, Inc. (Phoenix)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- William T. Bell and Margie Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Company, James Coates v. Ruppert Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- McNeal v. HabibDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Dameron v. Capitol House Associates Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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- Cunningham v. Phoenix Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988