Legal Opinion
Boddie v. Robinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1981No. 79-1247PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case presents one controlling question: whether a tax deed can be valid — despite a misaddressed notice of expiring redemption period to the record owner — when the post office, using standard address correcting procedures, attempts to deliver that notice to the proper address. We hold that in order to convey property for nonpayment of real estate taxes, the Department of Finance and Revenue must have mailed the notice of expiring redemption period to the record owner’s last known address in a manner that is accurate in all material respects. Post office…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Nelson v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Early v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Dougery v. BettencourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- Potomac Building Corporation v. KarkennyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Malone v. RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Independence Federal Savings Bank v. HuntleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Jones v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Keatts v. RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Associated Estates, LLC v. CaldwellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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