Boan v. Miller

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued his landlord for $3,083.22 representing double the amount of rent overcharges under the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. 1 The landlord counterclaimed for unpaid rent. The trial was had without a jury, and the case was decided in favor of defendant landlord on the original claim as well as the counterclaim. Plaintiff tenant appeals.

In February 1951, defendant landlord rented a 3-story house to plaintiff under a one-year lease agreement at a monthly rental of $215. Plaintiff occupied the basement apartment and rented the rooms on the…