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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

BSA 77 P STREET LLC v. Hawkins, 983 A.2d 988 (2009)

Citation
BSA 77 P STREET LLC v. Hawkins, 983 A.2d 988 (2009)
Parent Document
BSA 77 P STREET LLC v. Hawkins, 983 A.2d 988 (2009)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2009-11-19

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BSA's argument that the trial court's decision renders landlords incapable of escaping the rental housing business is without merit. As the trial court stated, the statute provides a basis for the relief sought. Section 42-3505.01 as a whole provides several ways in which a landlord may exit the rental housing market, and "it is the defendant [BSA] who has chosen to precede [sic] under this section [subsection (i)] for reasons only the defendant knows." A careful reading of the statute shows it to be not nearly as burdensome as BSA suggests. If in the future the legislature believes the statute to be unduly restrictive on the business opportunities of landlords, the legislature can change the law. Considering the present statute and its stated purpose, we can find no error in the trial court's ruling. C.