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“Dear PoPville,
I fully understand there are a lot more important things going on these days, though I would be very grateful if anyone has had a similar experience and would be willing to share advice. I live in a large apartment building that is managed by a well-known company. The building is not rent-controlled. My year-long lease is up in July, and I’ve gotten the new rent terms from the leasing office. I have indicated that I will be rolling over to month-to-month at the end of my current lease rather than signing a new year-long lease. The leasing office is saying that I need to sign a new lease without an end date “to ensure all of the lease terms are followed” in order to go month-to-month.
They are also going to charge a discounted amenity fee to be paid up front (amenities like the gym and pool are still closed due to COVID). Are they allowed to require me to sign a new lease without an end date and to charge me an amenity fee up front if going month-to-month? Based on what I can find online and in the DC Tenants Bill of Rights, it seems that there should be no new lease upon rolling over to month-to-month and that the terms of the expired lease would still be valid barring any rent increase. My only other experience with this was in a rent-controlled building, where upon the lease expiring, I rolled over to month-to-month at the new rent terms without paying an annual amenity fee and without signing any documents. I would appreciate any guidance about whether I need to sign a lease with no end date and if I can be subject to pay an amenity fee up front if rolling over to month-to-month in a building that is not rent controlled. I have also left a message with the Office of the Tenant Advocate.“
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Under the Gracious Patronage of H.E. Petra Schneebauer, Ambassador of Austria
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Julien Benichou, Conductor
featuring:
Kevin Short as Figaro
Manna K. Jones as Susanna
Stephen Powell as Count Almaviva
Laquita Mitchell as Contessa
Anna Kelly as Cherubino
Maggie Polglaze as Barbarina
John Gibney as Bartolo
Leah Heater as Marcellina
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Narration provided by Robin Phillips
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Washington, DC 20008
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Students with ID $50
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