Legal Opinion
DeLevay v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1980No. 13960PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Petitioner DeLevay, a tenant, challenges a decision of the Rental Accommodations Commission (Commission) authorizing an overall rent increase in his apartment building. We conclude that, because DeLevay did not challenge the owner’s petition for a rent increase before the Rental Accommodations Office (RAO), he is not an “aggrieved party” having a right to appeal the RAO decision to the Commission. D.C. Code 1978 Supp., § 45-1652(g). We therefore hold that it was improper for the Commission to review DeLevay’s allegations and, accordingly, that his petition to this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. Catholic University of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
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