Legal Opinion
Ostrow v. Horning, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 8, 1949No. 833PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
A group of tenants appeal from an order of the District of Columbia Rent Administrator increasing the rents on some 180 apartments in The Chesapeake located at 4607 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.
The landlord’s petition to the Administrator requested increases based upon two of the grounds authorized by the Rent Act, first, a substantial rise in taxes or other maintenance and operating costs or expenses and, second, that the existing rentals were, due to “peculiar circumstances” affecting such housing accommodations, substantially lower than those generally prevailing for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hall v. Ring Management Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Winkler v. BallardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Amos v. CummingsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Proctor v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Shapiro v. BombardierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dysert v. Ring Management Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949