Legal Opinion
United States v. Wittek
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1949No. 473PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton
The. question presented is whether the United States, as the owner of Bellevue Houses, a defense-housing project in the District of Columbia, is a “landlord” within the meaning of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, 1 with particular reference to rights of occupancy and rates of rental. For the reasons to be stated, we hold that it is not.
The United States of America, petitioner herein, filed its amended complaint in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia against Wittek, the respondent, seeking possession of the premises occupied by him in the defense-housing project in the…
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