Legal Opinion
Javins v. First National Realty Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 7, 1970No. Nos. 22405, 22406, 22409PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
These cases present the question whether housing code1 violations which arise during the term of a lease have any effect upon the tenant’s obligation to pay rent. The Landlord and Tenant Branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions ruled proof of such violations inadmissible when proffered as a defense to an eviction action for nonpayment of rent. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld this ruling. Saunders v. First National Realty Corp., 245 A.2d 836 (1968).
Because of the importance of the question presented, we granted appeallants’…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Connor v. Great Western Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by148 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Pugh v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Boston Housing Authority v. HemingwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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