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Rent Control

jonetta rose barras: DC’s never-ending rental housing mess

jonetta rose barras Dec 3, 2020

She hasn’t said it out loud. I can’t help thinking, however, that on more than a few nights, at-large DC Council member Anita Bonds probably has whispered to herself, “Be careful what you wish for.” Two years ago, at the start of…

News

Nadeau pledges to push rent control reforms as tenant advocates rally in support of Columbia Heights…

Jamie Rogers Mar 5, 2020

Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau rallied alongside about 150 tenants and supporters at a Columbia Heights apartment building over the weekend and vowed to pursue legislative initiatives to expand the city’s rent control law. …

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Can the rent control wall hold back rising housing prices?

jonetta rose barras Nov 21, 2019

What were they thinking? The entire DC Council — led by at-large member Anita Bonds, chair of the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization — either co-introduced or co-sponsored the Rental Housing Act Extension…

District government

A Connecticut Avenue apartment complex shows effects of a legal loophole and cracks in city housing…

Jake Maher May 31, 2019

In recent months, one Connecticut Avenue apartment building has become a focal point for criticism of the city’s subsidized housing programs, with problems reaching the attention of the police and DC Council and spawning debates over how…

City Paper: Rent Hikes May Force Longtime Residents Out of a Columbia Heights Building

Editor Apr 25, 2019

The building's owners want to raise rents by as much as 60 percent over four years.

City Paper: Council Passes Watered-Down Measure to Strengthen Rent Control

Editor Nov 20, 2018

The D.C. Council voted unanimously this afternoon to move forward a bill that would aim to strengthen rent control laws in the city, reducing the amount by which a landlord can increase a unit’s rent after its occupant moves out.

Greater Greater Washington: Legislation intended to end sharp rent increases lands in the DC Council

Editor Oct 9, 2018

Tenants could be spared from larger-than-expected rent increases under new legislation the DC Council is considering. Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-At Large) introduced a pair of bills that would update how rent increases are determined…

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District Links: AG Schwalb files 12 more suits against dangerous drivers, wins first judgment; surge highlights impact…

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a first-of-its-kind judgment against a dangerous driver under recently implemented DC Council legislation, as well as a slate of 12 new lawsuits…

District Links: AG reaches settlement with Washington Gas to stop pollution of Anacostia River from former plant; Bowser…

Sep 23, 2025 21

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced this morning that Washington Gas will take new steps to stop toxic chemicals from leaching into the Anacostia River from the site of a gas-manufacturing…

District Links: Bowser says she’ll again seek council approval for ‘growth agenda’; new helpline…

Sep 22, 2025 8

Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she'll soon reintroduce aspects of her "growth agenda" as stand-alone bills in an effort to win DC Council approval for provisions that lawmakers pulled out of her…

District Links: Councilmember Robert White enters race for House seat held by Norton since 1991; Senate approves DC…

Sep 19, 2025 11

As questions swirl over whether DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will indeed seek another term, at-large DC Councilmember Robert White — who previously served as legislative counsel in Norton's office —…

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