From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:
“The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen regarding the lawsuit filed seeking to block the RESALE Act from taking effect on January 1, 2027. Councilmember Allen is the author of the RESALE Act, which passed the DC Council unanimously and went into law on September 25, 2026. The RESALE Act would reign in the secondhand ticket market, which depends on bots and technology to mark-up tickets at steep increases. The law will also ban the practice of selling tickets that do not yet exist.
“I introduced this law because companies like the ones behind this lawsuit are gouging DC residents using technology to scoop up as many live music tickets as they can and resell them at inflated prices – a scam that’s been extremely lucrative for them for years. Under my bill, that show is over. However, it’s not surprising to see them try for an encore to preserve these enormous profits and the status quo. I think their time would be better spent preparing for January 1 when music fans will finally catch a break on the outrageous price mark-ups.”
WUSA9 reported:
“Consumer relief from sky-high ticket prices is facing a court challenge in D.C. Several major ticket resellers — including SeatGeek, VividSeats, Gametime and Tickpick — represented by The Ticket Policy Forum (TPF) , filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block enforcement of the District’s RESALE Act.”
Stay tuned.