Legal Opinion
Wolf v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 1980No. 13667PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:
Petitioner tenant presents two issues concerning agency interpretation of a statutory mandate. Petitioner claims that the Rental Accommodations Commission (hereafter “Commission”) erred in finding that the apartment he rented was exempt from the rent control provisions of the Rental Accommodations Act of 1975 (hereafter “the Act”). 1 He also alleges that he is entitled to treble damages under D.C.Code 1978 Supp., § 45-1655. We conclude that the Commission’s interpretation of the scope of the Act’s exemption provision 2 was reasonable under the circumstances…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Neild v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Swinton v. J. Frank Kelly, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- DeLevay v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Gomillion v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Payne v. District of Columbia GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Payne v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Johnson v. Fairfax Village Condominium IV Unit Owners Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Bank of America, N.A. v. GriffinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
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