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GRIFFITH v. BUTLER

No. 88-281.

571 A.2d 1161 (1990)

Marcus GRIFFITH, et al., Appellants, v. Cornelius BUTLER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Eric Cloud was on the brief, for appellants.

Charles H. Acker, III, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, FARRELL, Associate Judge, and MACK, Senior Judge.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellee Butler sued to recover possession of real estate which he had leased to appellants, the Griffiths, beginning in 1975. The complaint alleged that the Griffiths had failed to pay the stipulated rent of $900.00 per month from January 1986 through April 1987 when the suit was filed. The Griffiths answered by alleging, inter alia, that the premises (a townhouse) "contained substantial housing code violations that were repaired...

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