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WEAVER BROS. v. D.C. RENTAL HOUSING COM'N

No. 82-1242.

473 A.2d 384 (1984)

WEAVER BROS., INC., Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RENTAL HOUSING COMMISSION, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Luchs, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondent.

William E. Rollow, Washington, D.C., with whom Jo V. Morgan, Jr., and John J. Brennan, III, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for amicus curiae Cafritz Company.

Before NEBEKER, BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

This appeal requires interpretation of D.C.Code § 45-1519(e) (1981), a provision of the Rental Housing Act of 1980 that concerns rent increases during the term of a written lease. Respondent Rental Housing Commission (RHC) held that § 45-1519(e) prohibits a landlord from enforcing a written lease clause that purports to permit the landlord to raise the rent during the term of a written lease agreement. We disagree with the RHC, and...

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