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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Auger v. Tasea Investment Co., 676 A.2d 18 (1996)

Citation
Auger v. Tasea Investment Co., 676 A.2d 18 (1996)
Parent Document
Auger v. Tasea Investment Co., 676 A.2d 18 (1996)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1996-05-16

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True: Auger owed back rent from the beginning, at $500 per month; he was not a model, not even an honorable, tenant. But, as spelled out earlier, there are two — and only two — lawful ways to impose a rent increase in such a situation, and Tasea did neither. Tasea did not properly terminate Auger's tenancy, taking steps to evict him and hold him liable, as long as he stayed, for the reasonable (increased) value of the premises as a hold-over tenant. See supra notes 3 & 4. Nor did Tasea negotiate a new rental *24 agreement with Auger in lieu of invoking the judicial process.[7]