Evictions in the D.C. region are at their highest level since the pandemic began, thanks to rising rents and the expiration of COVID protections.

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. 

Borger Management says the incorrect language — which violates D.C. housing law — has been removed.

The city plans to cover 80% of a tenant’s rent arrears, up to $2,000 a month, if the landlord forgives the remaining 20%.

The Landlord Violations Tool lets renters search a landlord’s name or property address and find any outstanding housing violations through the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

The measure follows an investigation from DCist that uncovered hundreds of instances in which process servers filed affidavits with discrepancies.

“I’m very confident that the lawsuits… are having an impact on making housing more fair and less discriminatory in the District of Columbia,” said D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine.

The Democratic governor says surging COVID cases and a lack of federal assistance leave tenants unable to pay their rent.

More than 100 eviction cases have been filed against renters at a single property, according to housing activists.

“I think, unfortunately, there’s going to be a flood.”