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Winchester Management Corp. v. Staten

Citations

  • 361 A.2d 187
  • 1976 D.C. App. LEXIS 323

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming the set-offs based on lack of hot water but reversing the trial court's finding that an intermittent failure of air conditioning equipment violated the housing code
  • affirming the set-offs based on lack of hot water but reversing the trial court’s finding that an intermittent failure of air conditioning equipment violated the housing code
  • breach of landlord and tenant agreement concerning air-conditioning services might be proper subject of counterclaim under Rule 5(b
  • “We define habitable housing as those dwelling units which substantially comply with the standards detailed in the Housing Regulations.”
  • “[T]he landlord’s duties under . . . [the] warranty [of habitability] are discharged when he has complied with the applicable standards set forth in the Housing Regulations”
  • “Habitability is defined by the housing code.”

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Judges: Fickling, Yeagley, Harris

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