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Tenant Rights
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Tenant Rights, from most recent to least.
Montgomery County Council Approves Temporary Residential Rent Control
Nena Perry-Brown | April 24th 2020
The bill prohibits rent increases above CPI during or immediately after the current state of emergency and allows late fees to be charged. ... read »
DC COVID Relief Bill Amended to Require Rent Relief Notice
Nena Perry-Brown | April 21st 2020
Mortgagees awarded forbearance will be required to give tenants notice of that relief. ... read »
Montgomery County Passes Bill Allowing Tenants to Break Lease for Code Violations
Nena Perry-Brown | June 26th 2019
The county council passed legislation giving tenants of neglected buildings more leverage. ... read »
What Can DC Landlords Deduct from Your Security Deposit?
Nena Perry-Brown | April 24th 2018
Last year, the DC Council approved a series of amendments to the city's Rental Housing Act that, among other things, clarified exactly what can be... read »
What Constitutes a Single-Family Home Under DC’s TOPA Exemption?
Nena Perry-Brown | March 7th 2018
Today, UrbanTurf dives deeper into which single-family homes would be exempt from TOPA under the bill DC Council voted on yesterday. ... read »
TOPA Bill Exempting Single-Family Homes Inches Forward
Nena Perry-Brown | February 26th 2018
The bill exempting single-family homes in DC from TOPA requirements was unanimously voted out of committee on Friday. ... read »
New Bill That Would Shield Tenants from Arrest Named After Jared Kushner
Nena Perry-Brown | February 1st 2018
A Maryland legislator proposed a bill to protect tenants from arrest -- and named it after Jared Kushner. ... read »
DC Creates a Toolkit of Resources for City Tenants
Nena Perry-Brown | January 19th 2018
While DC is perceived as a very tenant-friendly town, wading through the city's bureaucracy to exercise your rights as a renter can still be daunting... read »
Debate Heats Up Around DC’s Proposed TOPA Law
Nena Perry-Brown | September 22nd 2017
TOPA was back in the spotlight on Thursday as the DC Council Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization held a hearing on the... read »
DC May Soon Exercise its Right of Second Refusal
Nena Perry-Brown | August 11th 2017
DOPA, the District's lesser-known version of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, may finally be close to implementation seven years after it... read »
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The priciest condo to ever sell in DC just closed last week, nearly a month after the... read »
The former Washington Nationals pitcher got his number in McLean.... read »
It would be the second multifamily development in the neighborhood in recent years to... read »
The 19-story residential project will replace the now-closed hotel.... read »
The project could deliver up to 38 apartments and new space for the church.... read »
- Just North of $9 Million: The Most Expensive Condo in DC Just Sold
- Max Scherzer's McLean Home Sells For $15 Million Asking Price
- A New 20-Unit Building in DC Will Require Moving a Cleveland Park House
- JBG Smith Plans 650 Apartments to Replace Americana Hotel in Crystal City
- A Church in Historic Anacostia Applies for Residential Redevelopment
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