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    Judge Strikes Down D.C.’s Ban On Eviction Filings

    Judge Strikes Down D.C.’s Ban On Eviction Filings

    I don't know who had the bright idea that landlords could be made into slaves. A surprise that a DC court agrees.

    A judge in D.C. Superior Court ruled Wednesday that the District’s ban on new eviction filings during the pandemic is unconstitutional. While the decision does not allow actual evictions to take place, it does pave the way for landlords to begin the eviction process, and for future challenges to the city’s eviction ban.

    “The United States Constitution protects the right of property owners to go to court to regain possession of their property,” judge Anthony Epstein wrote in his order. “The filing moratorium limits this right by denying property owners their day in court for an extended and indefinite period.”
    The court stopped hearing new eviction cases during the pandemic. And in May, the D.C. Council banned landlords from filing to evict their tenants during the public health emergency and for 60 days after.


    Landlords and property managers who filed eviction cases after the ban went into effect sued to overturn it. In his ruling, Judge Epstein wrote that banning actual evictions protects the health and safety of D.C. residents, but freezing filings doesn’t have the same effect.



    “He’s saying there’s nothing about the filing of a case, in light of the protection from an actual eviction, that makes citizens any less safe,” says Richard Bianco, an attorney who represents property owners in the District.


    Nevertheless, the ruling is not expected to unleash a wave of new eviction filings or actual evictions, says Beth Mellen, supervising attorney in the housing law unit at D.C. Legal Aid. That’s because tenants are still protected from eviction under other parts of the law, including the ongoing ban on actual evictions and a prohibition on eviction notices. Landlords must provide notice before filing an eviction case.


    While 1,854 eviction cases were filed in Landlord & Tenant court between March 11 and December 1, Epstein’s order notes, only 458 of these cases remain open; the rest have been dismissed, are on track toward a settlement agreement, or are otherwise inactive. Those are the cases that could potentially move forward under the new order, Bianco says.
    In his order, the judge writes that the “only short-term impact of the Court’s ruling is that the Court will schedule a hearing in these cases as soon as it reasonably can, property owners will have to try to prove their case, and defendants will be able to raise any defense or seek any relief to which they are entitled.”


    The ruling takes effect immediately, but tenants still have an opportunity to appeal it. At the same time, Mellen says attorneys for landlords could mount legal challenges against other aspects of the city’s eviction ban.
    Read the rest at the link. Are you for freeloaders or landlords?
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    I'm for the landlord. People think they don't have bills to pay...and they're stuck with lawbreaker criminal renters.

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    The Progs and their lockdowns will cause the greatest misery seen in the US since the Great Depression.

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    Once people start getting kicked out of their homes, hopefully then it will wake people up to the insanity of these lockdown policies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Xl View Post
    Once people start getting kicked out of their homes, hopefully then it will wake people up to the insanity of these lockdown policies.
    Those people will be the cannon fodder in the war against the tyrants.

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    The problem is that many of these landlords are now without a whole year's rent. They should go after these rent shirkers.... Get your money back if you can...the law makes it near impossible for decent people to get justice...but you can spread the word among other landlords and make sure these criminals never get another place to live...they'll have to find help from the city...doesn't do them any good credit wise...but then..what do criminals care about credit ratings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    The problem is that many of these landlords are now without a whole year's rent. They should go after these rent shirkers.... Get your money back if you can...the law makes it near impossible for decent people to get justice...but you can spread the word among other landlords and make sure these criminals never get another place to live...they'll have to find help from the city...doesn't do them any good credit wise...but then..what do criminals care about credit ratings.
    They have a right to back pay. But do you see that as realistic? Renters are going to be kicked out whenever the government no longer shields them. Owners are never going to get their money. This is a very serious issue that the "media" is missing.

    People will accept a fraudulent election - but displaced people and glitched landlords will take action.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Judge Strikes Down D.C.’s Ban On Eviction Filings

    I don't know who had the bright idea that landlords could be made into slaves. A surprise that a DC court agrees.



    Read the rest at the link. Are you for freeloaders or landlords?
    There was supposed to be federal aid for the land lords. Moscow Mitch wouldn't pass it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crepitus View Post
    There was supposed to be federal aid for the land lords. Moscow Mitch wouldn't pass it.
    LOL LOL LOL LOL

    Folks, there is no sense in arguing with these folks. Its best to just drag them out into the street and shoot them.

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