DIAMOND HOUSING CORPORATION v. MUNSON

No. 4129.

244 A.2d 485 (1968)

DIAMOND HOUSING CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellant, v. Harriet M. MUNSON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman Miller, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Stylianos J. Gratsias, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before MYERS, KELLY and FICKLING, Associate Judges.


MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellee rented a house from appellant corporation and agreed to pay $135.00 rent each month. The rental agreement provided:

That in the event the landlord shall file a complaint or summons for the default of a tenant in the payment of rent, said tenant agrees to pay a reasonable attorney's fee, plus full court costs, interest and notary fees and a $2.00 late payment fee * * *.

In September 1965, appellant filed suit for possession...

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