WILLIAMS v. KENNEDY

No. 17-CV-681.

211 A.3d 1108 (2019)

Margaret WILLIAMS, et al., Appellants, v. James C. KENNEDY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Gormly , Washington, for appellants.

Dorene Haney , Washington, for appellees.

David Carpman , Rachel A. Rintelmann , and Jonathan H. Levy were on the brief for the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, amicus curiae in support of appellants.

Joel Cohn , Dennis Taylor , Amir Sadeghy , and Umar Ahmed were on the brief for the District of Columbia Office of the Tenant Advocate, amicus curiae in support of neither party.

Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, Caroline S. Van Zile , Deputy Solicitor General, and Lucy E. Pittman were on the brief for the District of Columbia, amicus curiae in support of appellees.

Before Glickman and McLeese, Associate Judges, and Nebeker, Senior Judge.


Under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980 (TOPA), D.C. Code § 42-3404.01 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2018 Supp.), tenants have certain rights if the owner of a rental accommodation wishes to sell the accommodation, including a right to notice and a right of first refusal. Appellant Margaret Williams is a tenant...

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