Ayers v. Landow, 666 A.2d 51 (1995)
- Citation
- Ayers v. Landow, 666 A.2d 51 (1995)
- Parent Document
- Ayers v. Landow, 666 A.2d 51 (1995)
- Jurisdiction
- DC (municipal)
- Effective Date
- 1995-10-02
- Original Source
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2381535/ayers-v-landow/ ↗
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1,091 charsAs counsel for the tenant explicitly conceded at argument, the requirement of a notice to quit was initially designed to prevent "surprise" evictions, and to assure that a tenant would have notice before finding his *56 furniture on the street. See Davis v. Hunter, 104 Daily Wash.L.Rptr. 929, 934 (Super.Ct.D.C.1976); Hughes v. Johnson, 108 Daily Wash.L.Rptr. 1745, 1749 n. 7 (Super.Ct.D.C.1980). At common law, the landlord was entitled to use self-help to recover possession, see Snitman v. Goodman, 118 A.2d 394, 397-98 (D.C.1955), overruled by Mendes v. Johnson, 389 A.2d 781 (D.C.1978) (en banc), and the possibility that a tenant's belongings would be removed from the premises by the landlord was a realistic one. Since our decision in Mendes, however, a tenant cannot lawfully be dispossessed without the institution of suit, which will provide him with notice; if the landlord uses self-help, the tenant has a right to compensatory damages, and may be entitled to punitive damages and an award of counsel fees as well. See, e.g., Parker v. Stein, 557 A.2d 1319, 1321-22 (D.C.1989).