J. PARRECO & SON v. RENTAL HOUSING COM'N

No. 88-607.

567 A.2d 43 (1989)

JAMES PARRECO & SON, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RENTAL HOUSING COMMISSION, Respondent, Tenants of 2231 California Street, N.W., Intervenor.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Luchs, for petitioner.

Richard W. Luchs, with whom Abraham J. Greenstein, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for amici curiae, Washington, D.C. Ass'n of Realtors, Inc. and Apartment and Office Bldg. Ass'n of Metropolitan Washington, Inc.

James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Eric M. Rome for intervenor.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Although understandably less popular with landlords, of whom there are relatively few, than with tenants, of whom there are many, rent "stabilization" and rent control have been around for a long time in the District of Columbia, and their death-knell on constitutional grounds does not appear to be around the corner. Pennell v. City of San Jose, 485 U.S. 1, 8...

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