GRAHAM v. LANIER ASSOCIATES

No. 10-CV-675.

19 A.3d 361 (2011)

Mary GRAHAM, Appellant, v. LANIER ASSOCIATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hope Hamilton , with whom Shankar Duraiswamy and Franciska A. Coleman , Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Stephen O. Hessler , Washington, DC, for appellee.

Beth Mellen Harrison , with whom Julie H. Becker , Bonnie I. Robin-Vergeer , Washington, DC, Anne Smetak , Vytas Vergeer and Rebecca Lindhurst were on the brief, for amici curiae.

Before OBERLY, Associate Judge, KRAMER, Associate Judge, Retired, and FARRELL, Senior Judge.


FARRELL, Senior Judge:

Lanier Associates (Lanier) filed a possession action against appellant Mary Graham alleging nonpayment of rent after Lanier conditionally increased Graham's rent pursuant to a pending hardship petition. Graham defended on the grounds that the hardship petition was flawed, housing code violations reduced the value of her rental unit, and the action was in retaliation for her participation in the building's tenants' association. She moved for...

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