Washington, DC
Landlord or tenant Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant
You cannot evict them just because their lease is up. D.C. Code 42-3505.01 provides the lawful grounds for eviction. This statute is newer than...
In the District, if you're a tenant, the only situation where no written notice is required is where 1) you're being evicted for nonpayment of...
If the property is rent controlled, the tenant can't charge more than the lawful rent amount for the property, which is probably approximately the...
Is your apartment covered by rent control? If so, it's unlikely they are allowed to raise the rent 10 percent. If the apartment is not covered by...
What does your lease say about the return of your security deposit? The lease or security deposit receipt must "clearly state ... the terms and...
In the District of Columbia, "self-help eviction" -- for instance, changing the locks -- is not permitted. If this was where you were living before...
If you pay everything you owe, including court-related fees, before the marshals come, then the landlord is not permitted to evict you. You could...
In the District of Columbia, the Office of Bar Counsel at the DC Bar handles complaints against attorneys.
When a notice to cure or quit is properly served and satisfies a number of technical requirements, the tenant must "cure" the lease violation(s)...
In a recent decision where noise was an issue (see link below), the D.C. Court of Appeals said that a crucial question was "whether the noise...
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