D.C. Housing Regulations
Many cases in the District of Columbia and I am sure elsewhere deal with disputes between landlords and tenants. Many tenants, especially students, are being charged excorbitant rents and living in substandard conditions. Below is a section of the DC Municipal Regulations governing housing violations. Please be advised that this is not legal advice but it merely an excerpt from the municipal regulations. For more information about housing regulations and whether you may have a claim against a landlord please contact an attorney.
How to void a lease in the District of Columbia
You can void a lease by showing that the leasing of any habitation which, at the beginning of the tenancy, is unsafe or unsanitary due to violations of this subtitle in that habitation or in the common space of the premises (whether or not those violations are the subject of a notice issued under this subtitle) of which the owner has knowledge or reasonably should have knowledge, shall render void the lease or rental agreement for the habitation.
You can also void a lease after the beginning of the tenancy, if the habitation becomes unsafe or unsanitary due to violations of this subtitle in that habitation or in the common space of the premises (whether or not the violations are the subject of a notice issued under this subtitle), the lease or rental agreement for the habitation shall be rendered void if both of the following apply:
(a) The violations did not result from the intentional acts or negligence of the tenant or his or her invitees; and
(b) The violations are not corrected within the time allowed for correction under a notice issued under this subtitle (or, if a notice has not been issued, within a reasonable time after the owner has knowledge or reasonably should have knowledge of the violations).
How to void a lease in the District of Columbia
You can void a lease by showing that the leasing of any habitation which, at the beginning of the tenancy, is unsafe or unsanitary due to violations of this subtitle in that habitation or in the common space of the premises (whether or not those violations are the subject of a notice issued under this subtitle) of which the owner has knowledge or reasonably should have knowledge, shall render void the lease or rental agreement for the habitation.
You can also void a lease after the beginning of the tenancy, if the habitation becomes unsafe or unsanitary due to violations of this subtitle in that habitation or in the common space of the premises (whether or not the violations are the subject of a notice issued under this subtitle), the lease or rental agreement for the habitation shall be rendered void if both of the following apply:
(a) The violations did not result from the intentional acts or negligence of the tenant or his or her invitees; and
(b) The violations are not corrected within the time allowed for correction under a notice issued under this subtitle (or, if a notice has not been issued, within a reasonable time after the owner has knowledge or reasonably should have knowledge of the violations).
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