What did the court decide in Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corp.?
Answered for: DC-Cir
Thus we hold that the landlord's right to discontinue rental of all his units in no way justifies a partial closing designed to intimidate the remaining tenants.
The court extended the retaliatory eviction defense to a landlord who claimed to be taking a unit off the market.
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