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Lee v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 423 A.2d 210 (1980)

Citation
Lee v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 423 A.2d 210 (1980)
Parent Document
Lee v. District of Columbia Board of Appeals & Review, 423 A.2d 210 (1980)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1980-11-06

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Subsequently, all of the rental units at Garfield Hills were vacated except the two apartments occupied by petitioners. (Those two apartments are located in different buildings on different streets, compounding the landlord’s problems.) Petitioners have opposed and continue to contest BGM’s eviction efforts.1 As the other apartments were vacated, they were boarded up by the landlord; nevertheless, they were subjected to extensive vandalism. Most of the windows in the complex were smashed and many radiators, stoves, toilets, and sinks were broken or removed. As a result, both the water and the gas delivery systems suffered heavy damage. On December 9, 1978, Washington Gas Light Company shut *213off the gas supply to the entire apartment complex. The water supply was turned off on December 12.2