Tenants
NewsBy Andrea Ho March 13, 2024
DC affordable housing resources face scrutiny at oversight hearing
At an oversight hearing, public witnesses shared their challenges and frustrations with affordable housing in D.C.
NewsBy Andrea Ho February 28, 2024
Oversight hearing focuses on affordable housing, tenant rights
D.C. community members and government officials testified about rent control before the Committee on Housing at an oversight hearing.
OpinionBy Jennifer McLaughlin February 14, 2024
Tenants should have more options
Jennifer McLaughlin calls on landlords to offer more ways for tenants to pay rent.
NewsBy Nina Raj February 14, 2024
Committee investigation, public testimony reveal failings of housing code inspection process
D.C. Council investigated DOB’s housing code inspection process, finding flaws in nearly every step of the agency’s operations.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst January 3, 2024
The sacrificers
Angie Whitehurst writes about Vanessa Fluker, an attorney fighting for tenants’ rights in Michigan.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 6, 2023
Can a housing model borrowed from Europe work in DC?
District officials consider the social housing model as a new solution to the city’s housing affordability crisis.
ArtBy Aida Peery November 8, 2023
People getting their paychecks and not doing their jobs
Aida Peery’s moved into housing, but she’s struggling to get adequate living conditions.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 11, 2023
DC’s rental assistance program closes after being open for just 10 days
D.C. residents behind on rent only had a few days to apply for rental assistance this month.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia July 19, 2023
DC Council partially reforms Rapid Rehousing, expands tenant protections
The D.C. Council voted on reforms to rules governing rental applications and Rapid Rehousing.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 28, 2023
DC will not reopen rental assistance applications this year despite new funding
D.C.’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will not reopen applications this year despite $33 million in new federal funding.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia June 21, 2023
How a lack of information is influencing DC’s rent control debates
A database that is supposed to inform the state of rent control in D.C. has been delayed for years.
NewsBy Alexia Partouche May 10, 2023
New legislation could allow DC to help tenants purchase their buildings. Some worry it could encroach on community land trusts.
Councilmember Nadeau intends to introduce legislation that would give tenant groups more support from the city to purchase property.
NewsBy Alexia Partouche March 29, 2023
Councilmember introduces bill to remove barriers to homeownership
A bill introduced to the D.C. Council in February could increase homeownership for low-income families.
NewsBy Kaela Roeder March 8, 2023
Tenants organize rent strike at apartment building in Brightwood Park
Tenants at an apartment building in Brightwood Park gathered to protest living conditions.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia January 11, 2023
New year, new agency? DCHA reform efforts continue into 2023
As the D.C. Housing Authority’s new board takes over, advocates continue calls for substantial reform and resident representation.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 14, 2022
DC Council set to make some pandemic-era benefits permanent
As the legislative session ends, the D.C. Council is set to continue pandemic-era rental and nutrition benefits for residents.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia December 7, 2022
What will DCHA’s turnaround plan mean for residents?
Two months after a HUD report severely criticized the D.C. Housing Authority, local leaders spoke about the future of the agency.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 26, 2022
DC companies will pay historic fine for discriminating against people with vouchers
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced a $10 million settlement with real estate companies that refused to rent to people with vouchers.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia October 19, 2022
Inside the confusing world of housing choice vouchers
DCHA decided against a revised policy that landlords and advocates said would displace voucher holders. But the agency’s voucher rents are still a point of contention.
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia August 17, 2022
How DC’s eviction prevention hotline can help tenants
D.C.’s pro bono legal service providers have stopped two-thirds of evictions in D.C. with outreach and a centralized intake system.
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