D.C.’s ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’: How the RENTAL Act Threatens Black Tenants

D.C.’s ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’: How the RENTAL Act Threatens Black Tenants

A recent assessment report from the Council Office of Racial Equity says that legislation introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and recently passed out of the D.C. Council’s Committee on Housing is likely to disproportionately harm Black residents.  The Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act speeds up eviction proceedings and removes long-standing tenants rights under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. These…