Hsu v. Thomas

This appeal is from judgments entered in consolidated actions between the parties tried in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of Superior Court. First, appellee-tenant sued her landlord demanding that their rental agreement be set aside and the rent she had paid to the landlord be refunded to her. Appellant-landlord then brought an action against the tenant to recover unpaid rent and for possession of the leased premises based upon the same unpaid rent. Thereafter, the tenant filed a motion for partial summary judgment, seeking to establish her entitlement to a refund of the amount of rent she…