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Dismissal

Stancil v. DC Rental Housing Commission [PDF], 806 A.2nd 622(2002) - Rental Housing Commission (RHC) had authority to dismiss landlord’s appeal of Rent Administrator’s decision in favor of tenant as sanction for the failure of landlord and his counsel to appear at RHC’s scheduled hearing for the appeal.
 
Mullin v. DC Rental Housing Commission [PDF], 844 A.2nd 1138(2004) - Rental Housing Commission (RHC) had inherent and statutory authority to dismiss tenant’s appeal because of his failure to comply with an order of the Commission.