Klein v. Hilton

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

This is a landlord-tenant case. Plaintiff sued for possession of a dwelling house, claiming that she required the property for the immediate purpose of making substantial alterations and remodeling, a ground on which a landlord may recover possession under the Emergency Rent Act.1 Trial was by jury and resulted in verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1. Defendant contends the trial judge should have required plaintiff to “elect” whether the work of remodeling would be performed by the National Housing Agency or by a private builder, with both of whom…