District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs v. Stanford

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

The District of Columbia’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs seeks our review of the decision by the Office of Administrative Hearings removing a lien against real property and voiding past housing code violations. Because the decision was made without jurisdiction over the subject matter and was in violation of the District of Columbia’s Anti-Injunction Act, we reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Amos and Juanita Stanford owned, as tenants by the entirety, a multi-unit apartment building located at 2384 Champlain Street, in Northwest Washington, D.C. Amos…