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Nov 15, 2023

Proposed Law Aims To Prevent Slumlords From Renting Out More Apartments

Janeese Lewis George’s bill would prevent property owners with a string of housing code violations from renting out new properties.

Nov 01, 2023

D.C. Attorney General Sues 14 Of The City’s Biggest Landlords For Colluding To Inflate Rental Prices

The antitrust lawsuit alleges that landlords like William C. Smith and Greystar colluded with RealPage to artificially inflate rent prices by up to 7% across roughly 40,000 apartments in the District. 

Sep 05, 2023

Arlington Will Open Its Housing Voucher Waitlist For The First Time In A Decade

On Sept. 13, eligible residents can apply online for a lottery that will select 5,000 people to add to the waiting list.

Jul 16, 2021

Luxury Apartment Leasing Is Soaring In D.C. As The Pandemic Winds Down

New, luxury apartments in the D.C. area are leasing like crazy after months of pandemic-induced decline, a new report shows.

Jun 08, 2021

Montgomery County Will Require Landlords To Install Window Guards In Units With Young Children

The measure is named after two-year-old Ezechiel Nguemezi, who died in Oct. 2020 after he fell out of a third floor window in a Takoma Park apartment building. 

Apr 22, 2020

‘I Wish That Everyone Was Taking This Seriously’: Apartment Dwellers Struggle With Shared Space During The Pandemic

D.C. residents living in apartments are figuring out how to live with their neighbors while social distancing.

Dec 09, 2014

Report: D.C. Will Add 12,000 New Residential Units In Next Three Years

And they will be smaller than earlier this decade.

Apr 17, 2013

HOLY CRAP NEWSFLASH: Rent Is Climbing in Boomtown

The rent is quite damn high in the D.C. market, and continues to get damn higher. But you knew that already.

Feb 13, 2013

Coming on the Market: Apartments With No Windows

Some new apartments have cool design and are in a great neighborhood. One catch? No windows.

Oct 15, 2012

If You Think Your Current Apartment Is Small, Just Wait for Southwest D.C.’s ‘Micro-Units’

Would you live in a 300-square-foot ‘micro-unit’? The city’s first will be part of the redevelopment of the Southwest Waterfront.

 
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