Rents are high, inventory is stagnant, and dozens of people say they’ve spent months getting scammed, out-bidded, and ghosted by brokers and property managers alike.

The law, which will likely not go into effect until next April at the earliest, comes after months of protracted and contentious debate.

A bill that would cap most new rent increases at 6% will now move to the full council for a vote.

Rent-stabilized apartments will see historic hikes this year after a housing agency nixed stopgap plans.

“[It’s] a lot of wonky stuff, but making sure that that people understand how that wonky stuff affects their daily life.”

Two separate rent stabilization bills will hit the Council floor Tuesday, likely kicking off months of frenzied lobbying over a debate that has raged in the county for decades.

The D.C. Housing Authority pays rent on behalf of thousands of low-income residents. But some say landlords are cashing in on the subsidies.

Rising rents are spurring tenants to demand action from elected officials in Montgomery County, a wealthy suburb of D.C.

A public database listing all rent-controlled housing units in D.C. is years behind schedule, leaving tenants and lawmakers in the dark over how much rent-controlled housing is left and what’s happening with it.

A proposal to expand rent stabilization in D.C. has become even more urgent — and controversial — during the pandemic.