Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)

Citation: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Parent Document: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2005-10-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1472683/douglas-v-kriegsfeld-corp/ ↗

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[66] In Giebeler, a disabled prospective tenant, whose income was not sufficient to justify the listed rental, asked the landlord to waive its policy against co-signers on a lease, in order to permit his mother, who was financially able, to sign the lease with him and thereby assure the landlord the necessary financial security. The court was not prepared to say that this request for waiver was "reasonable on its face," because there could be cases where a co-signer would not solve the problem; thus, the court ruled for the tenant on "the particular facts." Id., 343 F.3d at 1158. In contrast, in the present case, the proffered "clean and keep clean" accommodation would appear "on its face" to be a reasonable response for "the run of cases" in which mentally disabled low income tenants, who are clients of the D.C. government, require assistance in keeping their apartments clean and the government has a fund for providing such assistance on an ongoing basis. Thus, in a case of this kind, the court may be less likely than the court in Giebeler to evaluate the tenant's initial showing by reference to "the particular facts." [67] Supra note 22 and accompanying text.

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