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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sklar v. Hightower, 342 A.2d 57 (1975)

Citation
Sklar v. Hightower, 342 A.2d 57 (1975)
Parent Document
Sklar v. Hightower, 342 A.2d 57 (1975)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1975-07-16

Full Text

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It would be grossly inequitable now to permit the landlords to collect an additional month’s rent on the basis of the tenant’s noncompliance with § 45-902. Considering the landlords’ conduct, including their own disregard of § 45-902, and the fact that the tenant’s failure to give 30 days’ notice was due to her acquiescence in a specific request from the landlords, the trial court’s decision was correct. The landlords’ apparent inability to rent the apartment to another tenant for September is attributable to their own conduct, rather than to any dereliction on the part of the tenant. 3 Affirmed. 1 . That statute provides: