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“Dear PoPville,
This is the first I’ve seen of a building requiring residents to wear masks just to leave their apartment (run to trash room, take the dog for a walk). Considering masks aren’t required for regular exercise, I can’t imagine a landlord has any ability to throw this on lease-holders, right? Regular mask wearer here, but considering the legality. Any experience with this?” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
After losing my DC retail manager job due to COVID-19 closures, I filed for unemployment insurance (UI) in DC in mid-March on the DOES website, and was approved quite quickly, and have continued to file every week for UI every week since mid-March.
With the CARES Act passed by Congress at the end of March, an additional $600 per week was to be added to whatever people qualified for with UI. My original UI amount was $200; I still have a part-time job based in Maryland that I can do remotely, and with that pay I make just too much to receive for any UI money in DC. But according to these DOES calculations (see question 8), with the additional $600, I should get a total of $800 in UI, and after subtracting what I make with my Maryland job and taxes on UI, I should get around $400. (more…)
A reader reports: “Dodge Chargers(?) Part II. They came back yesterday [Sunday] around 7 pm. 4th and I street NW intersection. 2 red cars (one with white stripes down the top of the car and looked like NY plates), 1 gray, 1 black.
Not sure if that’s why this FBI Car patrolled the block after they spun through.”
Photo by Pablo Raw
“Dear PoPville,
I’m a total newbie to roller skating (trying to keep my brain and body active), and just bought some quads this week. Are there any roller skaters in DC that have suggestions for socially-distant locations to practice? Obviously the rinks are closed, and I don’t want to risk tearing up any tennis courts, but am looking for a smoother surface + low traffic area as I expect to fall a lot.
Would prefer around SW, but can drive if necessary!”
“Dear PoPville,
I live in Ward 1 and am in the processing of purchasing my vehicle that is at the end of its lease. I have not changed my out of state plates since moving here because it was leased through another state. Once the title transfers over from the dealership to my name, I intend to switch my plates, registration, and license to DC.
I was recently self quarantining with my girlfriend, who lives in Ward 4, and received a parking violation for having out of state plates and registration. The officer that wrote the violation – who coincidentally lives in her apartment building – first took note of my car in March and recently gave me a violation at the end of April. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
For the past 14 or so years, my parents and I have gone to Hu’s Shoes in Georgetown on Mother’s Day so my mom can pick out a pair of shoes after brunch. We stumbled upon the store years ago, and have kept up the tradition ever since, rain or shine. The guys always sit down to catch up on what’s happened the past year, and patiently help as my mom tries on every pair of flats and my dad riddles them with dad jokes. We look forward to it every year.
Today, knowing we wouldn’t be able to come in, I reached out by email to let the guys know that we are thinking of them and will be in as soon as social distancing regulations ease up. (more…)
From a previous helicopter search
Update:
The Eagle and USPP officers were assisting MPD with a search for an emotionally distressed person.
— USPPNEWS (@usparkpolicepio) May 8, 2020
Got tons of reports from U Street, Columbia Heights and Petworth starting around 2:30am: (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if tenants have any rights to question/stop renovations of rental apartments during the stay at home order. I don’t know if we have any say, but when most tenants are working from home (and not allowed to use amenity spaces) during this time, it is incredibly disruptive to have the leasing agency for our building completely renovating unoccupied apartments. Is there anything we can do? They want us to keep paying rent but to do that we kind of need to keep our jobs…Are others experiencing this issue?”
Photo by Eric P.
Ed. Note: We spoke about best windows to reduce noise here.
“Dear PoPville,
I recently bought my first condo in Adams Morgan and have unfortunately found out that my upstairs neighbor has some of the creakiest floors I’ve ever heard. It actually sounds like the crack of a whip and it’s right above the bedroom. I moved in only a month ago and have been woken up pretty much every night at between 12am-2am. I’m a really heavy sleeper, too. I’m just now starting to look into my options for soundproofing the ceiling and was curious if anyone else has done this. Disclaimer: I’m not handy at all and would need a contractor, I’m not going to ask the neighbor to be quiet because as far as I can tell he’s simply just walking around in his apartment, and I’m not going to go into the past and not buy the place.”
Photo by Eric P.
A couple of curious questions last night: “Has anyone else reported the twin drones flying at nearly cloud level over the NoMa area right now?” [Around 8pm]
and
“Has anyone in NoMa reported an overnight engine/hammering/drilling noise? I’m on a top floor on the unit block of L St. NE, and it has been constant and roaring since at least 9 pm May 6. It sounds like it’s coming from southeast of Gonzaga High School. Or it might be at K NE and north capitol. Crazy loud!”