CARPENTER v. RENTAL HOUSING COM'N

No. 13-AA-703.

119 A.3d 683 (2014)

Jo CARPENTER, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RENTAL HOUSING COMMISSION, Respondent, and The Markswright Company, Inc., Intervenor.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Strauss , with whom Justin M. DiBlassio , Washington, DC, and Richard J. Bianco were on the brief, for petitioner.

Debra Fischer Leege , with whom Richard W. Luchs , Washington, DC, was on the brief, for intervenor.

Irvin B. Nathan , Attorney General for the District of Columbia at the time the brief was filed, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General, and James C. McKay, Jr. , Senior Assistant Attorney General, filed a statement in lieu of brief in support of intervenor.

Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, McLEESE, Associate Judge, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


Jo Carpenter appeals from a decision of the District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission ("Commission") finding that her housing provider, The Markswright Company, Inc. ("Markswright"), did not illegally increase her rent in violation of the Rental Housing Act of 1985, D.C.Code §§ 42-3501.01 to -3509.07 (2014...

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