Legal Opinion

Chapin Street Joint Venture v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 30, 1983No. 82-530PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the D.C. Rental Housing Commission (RHC) upholding the decision of a D.C. Rental Administrator (RA) dismissing the Chapin Street Joint Venture’s hardship petition. Such petition was filed pursuant to D.C.Code §§ 45-1687(c), -1693 (Supp. VII 1980), and requested a rent ceiling adjustment. This kind of petition may be filed by a landlord when, due to increased expense, the profit permitted to a landlord by statute cannot be achieved if the landlord is limited to the statutorily prescribed maximum yearly rental increase. See D.C.Code § 45-1687(a) (Supp. VII…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, and District of Columbia Council, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hughes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Reichley v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. McCulloch v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Nelson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Thompson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009

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