Legal Opinion
Williams v. William J. Davis, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 1971No. 5465PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Appellants are tenants of an apartment in a three-story 18-unit apartment building. They appeal from a judgment in favor of their landlord for possession on account of nonpayment of rent.
In their answer to the complaint the tenants alleged that there had been numerous robberies in the building, that the tenants had been harassed by “peeping Toms” and other unauthorized persons loitering in the building, and that they were not protected from foreseeable criminal acts by third parties. It was also alleged that the landlord, although notified of the situation, had taken no…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- New York City Housing Authority v. MedlinCivil Court of the City of New York · 1968
3Cited by10 opinions
- Walls v. Oxford Management Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
- Trice v. Chicago Housing AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Jack v. FrittsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Cooke v. Allstate Management Corp.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1990
- Dietz v. Miles Holding CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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