FRASSETTO v. BARRY

No. 83-1258.

497 A.2d 109 (1985)

Roberto and Maria FRASSETTO, Appellants, v. Marion A. BARRY, Jr., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Burk, Washington, D.C., with whom Thomas Holcomb, III, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Richard B. Nettler, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, James R. Murphy, Deputy Corp. Counsels, Richard L. Aguglia, and Katherine V. Kelley, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

Margaret A. Beller, Washington, D.C., for appellees Robinson.

Leonard C. Collins, Washington, D.C., filed a brief on behalf of William Reese, William Stith, Dorothy Speaks, James E. Joyner and Richard Stark, amici curiae.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellants Frassetto challenge the validity of the tax deed conveying their property to appellees Robinson. The Frassettos assert that the tax deed is void because the District of Columbia Department of Finance and Revenue (DFR) failed to comply strictly with statutory and due process requirements that DFR use procedures reasonably calculated to apprise them of their tax liability and of the tax sale; conduct the tax sale "at the office of...

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