District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V-B - Other Housing Provider Actions During Tenancies
§ 42–3505.52. Housing provider duty to mitigate damages after breach of the rental agreement by tenant

If a tenant refuses to take possession of a rental unit in bad faith, or vacates a rental unit before the end of a lease term, any actual damages the housing provider may be entitled to shall be subject to the duty of the housing provider to mitigate actual damages for breach of the rental agreement.
(July 17, 1985, D.C. Law 6-10, § 532; as added Feb. 18, 2017, D.C. Law 21-210, § 2(d), 63 DCR 15302.)

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District of Columbia Code

Title 42 - Real Property

Chapter 35 - Rental Housing Generally

Subchapter V-B - Other Housing Provider Actions During Tenancies

§ 42–3505.51. Access by housing provider to dwelling unit

§ 42–3505.52. Housing provider duty to mitigate damages after breach of the rental agreement by tenant

§ 42–3505.53. Notice of tenant's intent to vacate upon the expiration of an initial lease term

§ 42–3505.54. Notice of tenant's intent to vacate after the expiration of the signed lease term, renewal or extension term

§ 42–3505.55. Housing provider's consent before subletting