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BODDIE v. ROBINSON

No. 79-1247.

430 A.2d 519 (1981)

Milton Lee BODDIE, et al., Appellants, v. Jack ROBINSON, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin M. Burton, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Margaret A. Beller, Washington, D. C., with whom Carolyn R. Just, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees Robinson.

Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and James E. Lemert, Richard L. Aguglia, and Richard G. Amato, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Washington, D. C., were on the motion for appellee District of Columbia, adopting the brief of appellees Robinson.

Before KELLY and FERREN, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

This case presents one controlling question: whether a tax deed can be valid—despite a misaddressed notice of expiring redemption period to the record owner—when the post office, using standard address correcting procedures, attempts to deliver that notice to the proper address. We hold that in order to convey property for nonpayment of real estate taxes, the Department of Finance and Revenue must have mailed the notice of expiring...

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