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How Some Landlords Skirt D.C.’s Rent Control Law | Washington City Paper

November 30, 2023
  • D.C. Policy Center

On November 22, 2023, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted the Washington City Paper:

There are more than 73,000 rent-controlled units in D.C., according to a 2020 report by the DC Policy Center, which only looked at buildings with five or more units. “The universe of small, rent-controlled buildings is one that we don’t know much about,” says DCPC Executive Director Yesim Sayin. 

Read more: How Some Landlords Skirt D.C.’s Rent Control Law | Washington City Paper

Related D.C. Policy Center publication: Appraising the District’s rentals

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