News & Updates
Testimony on Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Randolph ChenCo-Acting Chief, Social Justice Section - Public Advocacy Division
AG Racine Sues JUUL For Creating a Teen Public Health Crisis and Deceiving District Residents About E-Cigarettes
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., a major e-cigarette manufacturer, and its original parent company, for purposely marketing nicotine products to teenagers and misleading consumers about their highly-addictive quality.
Testimony on Safe Passage to School Expansion Act of 2019
Statement of Christina Jones Special Counsel, Strategic Youth Initiatives
Tenants’ Rights: Tips for Reporting Problems with A Landlord or Housing Conditions
District residents deserve safe, habitable housing and to be treated fairly by their landlords.
AG Racine Announces Owner of Park 7 Apartments Will Return $450K+ to Hundreds of Tenants Wrongfully Billed for Water
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the owner of Park 7 Apartments will refund at least $450,000 to more than 470 current and former tenants who were improperly billed for water.
AG Racine and Zillow Partner to Target Discriminatory Online Housing Listings
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced Zillow, an online real estate and rental marketplace company, is working with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to prevent discriminatory housing advertisements from appearing on its platforms.
AG Racine Sues DoorDash For Deceiving District Consumers By Taking Tips From Food Delivery Workers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against DoorDash, Inc., a food delivery service, for its practice of encouraging consumers to tip for food deliveries and then pocketing those tips instead of passing them along to workers.
Newsletter: Holding Slumlords Accountable
This week, I was pleased to announce a settlement that will require notorious landlord Sanford Capital to return $1.1 million to 155 tenants in Wards 5, 7, and 8 who were forced to live in squalor.
AG Racine Announces Sanford Capital Will Return $1.1 Million to 155 Tenants Forced to Live in Squalor
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that notorious landlord Sanford Capital, LLC, and its owner will return over $1.1 million in rent payments to 155 tenants forced to live in uninhabitable conditions.
AG Racine Appoints Jason Downs As OAG General Counsel
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the appointment of Jason Downs as General Counsel for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).