GOMEZ v. INDEPENDENCE MGMT. OF DELAWARE, INC.

Nos. 05-CV-1487 to 05-CV-1499, 05-CV-1536 to 05-CV-1539, 06-CV-1150 and 06-CV-1387.

967 A.2d 1276 (2009)

Maria GOMEZ, et al., Appellants, v. INDEPENDENCE MANAGEMENT OF DELAWARE, INC., Appellee, and The 933 L Street Tenants' Association, Appellant, v. Independence Management Company, Inc., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan K. Tycko, for appellants. Kathleen R. Hartnett and Steven A. Skalet, were with him on the brief for Maria Gomez, et al., and Steven A. Skalet, Sandi Farrell, and Hassan A. Zavareei, Washington, DC, were with him on the brief for The 933 L Street Tenants' Association.

Richard W. Luchs, with whom Gregory T. DuMont, Washington, DC, was on the briefs, for appellees.

Barbara McDowell and Julie H. Becker, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, Patricia Mullahy Fugere, Antonia K. Fasanelli, and Amber W. Harding, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Vytas V. Vergeer and Rebecca Lindhurst, Bread for the City, and David Reiser filed a brief, Washington, DC, amici curiae, supporting appellants Maria Gomez, et al.

Before KRAMER and FISHER, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


FISHER, Associate Judge:

These consolidated appeals relate to the Eldon, a 57-unit apartment building located at 933 L Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia. Residents of this building formed a tenants' association which sued Independent Management Company ("IMC") for selling the Eldon without first offering the property to them as allegedly required by the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act, D.C.Code §§ 42-3404.02 through 42-3404.13 (2001) ("Sale...

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