by Marlene Berlin On July 11th, Council members Anita Bonds and Brianne Nadeau chaired a joint hearing of the Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization and Human Services committees. The topic: the […]
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A letter to the editor: Daro responds to our July 10 piece on the Council’s housing vouchers services bill
To the Editor: We represent Daro, the firm that manages Sedgwick Gardens. Since we began participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program and accepting vouchers, we have been subjected to […]
Council hearing Thursday on requiring on-site services for housing voucher tenants
by Marlene Berlin Two DC Council committees will hold a joint hearing this Thursday on a bill that would require housing providers to also provide on-site services to residents receiving […]
The Brandywine Apartments, like Sedgwick Gardens, is seeing an influx of voucher holders
This article was published in June 2019. Since then, the Brandywine Tenants Association has been working with management to improve life for all residents. Read “Resident unity and landlord accountability: […]
High-Rise Life: Here’s the 2019 rent increase for DC’s rent-controlled apartment buildings
by Barbara Cline March is one of my favorite months. It’s the end of winter, the beginning of spring… and when I know how much my rent increase will be […]
High-Rise Life: Renter moving out? New DC law specifies what can shrink the security deposit – and what can’t
by Barbara Cline It’s a common dispute between housing providers and renters: the refund of the renter’s security deposit. The security deposit is an additional one month of rent paid […]
And the DC 2018 rent-controlled rent increase is…
by Barbara Cline From May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019, the annual rent increase for rent-controlled apartments in DC is 3.4%. For the elderly or disabled renters in these […]
Discover your legal rights as a DC renter with videos now online
by Barbara Cline Each September for the last nine years I have trekked down to the Kellogg Conference Hotel/Gallaudet University in Ward 5 to attend the DC Office of the […]
Neighborhood in the News, Part 1: Rent lawsuit; Comet anniversary; ‘Fire and Fury’ fuss
We tried to take it easy over the holidays, but the news about neighbors and neighborhood spots has been coming in nonstop since our last roundup. This is going to […]
More neighborhood high-rises are welcoming dogs. That means more poop.
We’ve been seeing more dog poop on sidewalks and in tree boxes. Have you? Our neighborhood’s dog population has grown as apartment building relax policies to allow these wonderful pets. […]