Gallo v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GALLO HOLDINGS LLC – SERIES 1, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-1358 (CRC) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Some landlords bristle at rent control, but not every frustration with the system amounts to a constitutional wrong. Gallo Holdings LLC owns a rent-controlled apartment building in Washington, D.C. The LLC was purportedly losing money on one of its units, so it petitioned the city’s Rent Administrator for a rent increase. After the Administrator denied the petition, the LLC appealed to the Office of…