District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)

Citation: District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)
Parent Document: District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2021-05-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4882760/district-of-columbia-v-towers/ ↗

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• Whether the filing moratorium violates D.C. Code § 1-204 (2016 Repl.),
        which prohibits the District from passing any law that would violate the
        Contracts Clause if it were passed by a state.
      • Whether the filing moratorium violates separation of powers principles or
        Title 11 of the Home Rule Act, D.C. Code § 1-204.22.
      • Whether the filing moratorium constitutes a taking that entitles landlords
        to just compensation.
      • Whether the repeal and expiration of the emergency acts that contained the
        filing moratorium and had an applicability date of March 11, 2020, means
        that the filing moratorium is currently applicable only to eviction cases
        filed on or after the applicability date of the current temporary act
        containing the eviction moratorium, and
      • Whether the filing moratorium imposes a “penalty, forfeiture, or liability”
        within the meaning of the savings clauses in D.C. and federal codes.
Ultimately, however, the trial court determined that it did not need to reach these
claims.

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