DC Tenants are Confronted with Rent Ceilings, Rent Increases and New Rents that are often Illegally TOO HIGH. Support Bill 15-91!!

Rent Ceilings/Rent Increases: TENAC proposes that: 1) the annual CPI rent increases be determined using the rent currently charged, not the rent ceiling (Bill 15-91/ Councilmembers Fenty and Mendelson. TENAC is assisting tenant organizations to challenge rent ceilings and rent increases that have been raised too high. Many landlords have raised rent ceilings to illegal levels well beyond the legally allowed cumulative annual rent increases. Furthermore too many landlords are implementing rent increases every six months until they reach phony rent ceilings, which is also illegal. Fenty’s bill would also remove the retroactive rent increase provision enacted a decade ago by former Councilmember John Ray to allow for one unimplemented retroactive rent increase. This outrageous weakening amendment needs to be eliminated.

Rent for New Tenants: TENAC proposes (and Councilmember Fenty’s Bill 15-91 ) that rent increases to the “ highest comparable unit” be deleted thus limiting increases for new tenants to 12% above former tenants as stated in current law. In the 1980’s, DC residents voted to support such a proposal.

City Offices: TENAC supports providing sufficient staff and funds for automation and other improvements to make the Rent Administrator’s Office one of the City’s most efficient offices. Nonprofit organizations that assist tenants should also get adequate city/HUD funding.

Please Contact Your Six Councilmembers that you Elect(1 ward, 4 at-large and Council President) and ask them to co-sponsor Bill 15-91)

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TENAC

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