“Dear PoPville,
I am a resident here (flats 130 in NoMa), and posters have gone up everywhere since our building made an announcement (I’ve seen three different ones since last night) – our building is trying to tell us we can no longer have our packages delivered to our actual physical address. they have to be delivered to a “fetch address” which is a warehouse, and then you schedule a delivery time. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been a DC resident for about six years. Preparing to sign my lease for my next apartment building, and came across an unexpected provision in the contract. Regarding parking (the building has a garage):
“Residents and/or Occupants are prohibited from participating in the Residential Parking Permit (“RPP”) Program through the District of Columbia, including, but not limited to, applying for or obtaining an RPP. Should Resident and/or Occupants either seek to obtain by application or actually obtain an RPP, that would constitute a serious and material breach of the lease, (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I have a question for the community regarding security deposits in DC. Are tenants entitled to their security deposit paid back with interest? However, some leases like my own state that no interest shall be returned. Is this enforceable?”
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
We live in a modern new development. It has recently come to our attention that many of the units are being rented out to short term tenants for anywhere from a weekend to a week. (more…)
Thanks to Mike for sending from Logan Circle.
“Dear PoPville,
I read an article a few weeks ago about crazy rent increases in Washington DC. Our rent is scheduled to go up from about 2100 to 2700 for a 12 month lease, or 3300 for a 6 month lease. If it matters, that’s just base rent and doesn’t include parking, dog fees, electric, or water… Our building isn’t rent controlled but is that even legal?”
“Dear PoPville,
I’m the proud owner of a 7yo husky and I recently sold my condo. I’m in the market for an apartment but it turns out my husky isn’t welcome. Apparently the breed is on the Restricted Breed List that many buildings use. (more…)
“Filling out toilet tanks with water so we can flush our toilets!!”
Lindsay reports: “Waking up on DAY 3 with no water at Allegro DC- 3460 14th St NW. 297 unit building can’t flush/bathe.”
Malik reports: “Going on 49 hours with no water. Everytime they are supposed to turn it back on, they find a new problem that adds to the delay” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our landlord has provided notice that she would like to sell the row house where we’re currently on a month-to-month lease. I’m aware that we have the right of first refusal when it comes to purchasing the property at a fair price. We provided a response this week that we will not be purchasing the property. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
For anybody who didn’t know, May 1 is the first date landlords may raise rents in rent-controlled units, following a freeze on increases amid the pandemic. Landlord have to provide 30 days notice, which means lots of tenants should be receiving letters around now. (more…)