Legal Opinion
Holmes v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 1976No. 9433PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant, the owner of an apartment house at 1929-18th Street, N.W., was convicted of multiple housing code violations involving the presence of impermissibly high concentrations of lead in the paint in one of his units. D.C. Housing Regulations, §§ 2104 and 260S.4 (as amended, April 12, 1973, Reg. No. 73-7). The existence of the prohibited conditions is not disputed. Appellant asserts (1) that a landlord may evict a tenant in lieu of abating the deficiency; (2) that a defense of lack of mens rea should be available to him; and (3) that the criminal prosecution in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Diamond Housing Corporation v. RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Hutchison Bros. Excavation Co. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McNeely v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Brown v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Black v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Bodoh v. District of Columbia Bureau of Motor Vehicle ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Bruno v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & ReviewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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