“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…)
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“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…)
“Dear PoPville,
I currently rent a one bedroom apartment in a building in DC and pay $2195 a month. My lease just expired on 2/28/22 and I’ve gone month-to-month. It will be short-lived because I close on a condo later this month. The apartment building requires 60 days notice to move out instead of 30, which I submitted on 2/15 when I went under contract. So my last day of paying rent will be 4/15. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a newer apartment building in NoMa & after living here for a year, my landlord wants to raise my rent by 45%. Do you know if there are any restrictions limiting rent increases in non-rent-controlled buildings (which as I understand, are built pre-1975)?”
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a large apartment building and we were just informed that the building is for sale. We understand that we need to form a tenant organization to exercise our TOPA rights, (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a residential building in Dupont Circle and am seeking advice from the community regarding renting, construction sites, and quality of life.
The building directly adjacent (shares a wall with the entire length of my apartment) is being demolished to build a new high rise apartment building. What makes this situation a bit different than usual is that our management company is also constructing the new adjacent high rise apartment building. Therefore, our management company is directly responsible for making our rented living space “unworkable” and “unlivable” from 7 am to 5 pm. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve lived in the Tiber Island Co-operative in SW DC since 2015. Every fall my south facing corner studio apartment gets to over 91 degrees in the fall. I know that DC requires that buildings transition from A/C to heat around October 15th but this is crazy. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Thought this email from my building (Capitol View on 14th) might be of interest to readers. I know rents in DC are fluctuating a lot and there is a lot of anxiety and angst among my friends who got covid deals but are worried about renewing. Here, my building is clearly trying to hedge their bets on rent increases so they are NOT offering me a lease renewal, but a month-to-month at current rate. I’m sure it’s not illegal, just seems shady.
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“Dear PoPville,
During the storm last week, I noticed water pouring in through the ceiling of my apartment and notified my building. The leak was due to major water accumulation in an amenity space on the roof maintained by the building. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m one of the many who has a lease up at the end of the year and my building is claiming they still have no information from the Mayor’s office (which knowing DC government I mostly believe) about what will happen with the rent raise freeze / what my rent will look like in 2021. (more…)