Legal Opinion
Kew Gardens Joint Venture v. District of Columbia Housing Rent Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1976No. 9832PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This case represents yet another effort by a landlord to obtain review by this court of an order of the District of Columbia Housing Rent Commission denying the landlord’s petition to increase rents.1 The Housing Rent Commission contends, as it has done in the past, that the judicial review provision established in the Rent Control Act of 19732 is controlling and thus the Superior Court and not this court is the proper court in which to seek review. Because we agree with this contention and find that we are without jurisdiction, we dismiss.
The Rent Control Act of 1973…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- De La Rama Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Apartment & Office Building Ass'n of Metropolitan Washington v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Apartment & Office Building Ass'n of Metropolitan Washington v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Columbia Realty Venture v. District of Columbia Housing Rent CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Housing & Development Administration v. Community Housing Improvement Program, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1975
3Cited by3 opinions
- Scholtz Partnership v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Strand v. FrenkelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Yasuna v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986