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- Title: Warthen v. Lamas
- Author : District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
- Release Date : January 24, 1945
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
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RICHARDSON, Chief Judge. Appeal is by the tenant from a judgment for possession in favor of the landlord-owner. The complaint alleged that appellant was a tenant by sufferance, that the thirty day notice required to terminate such a tenancy 1 had been given, and that the owner sought in good faith to recover possession for her immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling. The good faith of the owner in seeking possession for her personal use, a requirement of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, 2 is not questioned. Appellant challenges the validity of the notice to quit and disputes the alleged character of the tenancy. The facts are not in controversy. Appellant had occupied the premises, a row house, under a five year lease which expired September 30, 1944. The lease had been executed by appellee who owned the property but lived in the next adjoining house which she rented from its owner. Appellant's lease contained the following renewal clause: