News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Issues Statement on Court Ruling Requiring Slumlord Razjooyans to Immediately Fix Conditions at All Apartment Buildings They Still Control
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the below statement following a ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordering Ali “Sam” Razjooyan and his mother, Houri Razjooyan, to immediately fix the dangerous and illegal conditions at all of the DC apartment…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Horrific Housing Conditions Including Gas Explosion That Displaced 50 Residents
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the owners of two apartment complexes in Ward 1 for allowing their buildings to fall into extreme disrepair and for failing to pay back the District for the cost of re-housing dozens of tenants after a gas explosion severely damaged one of the…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $4 Million from “Rent to Own” Company Acima for Engaging in Deceptive Lease Agreements
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that “rent to own” company Acima Digital, LLC and Acima Holdings, LLC (collectively, Acima) will provide $4 million in monetary relief and penalties and reform its business practices to resolve an investigation into the company’s high-cost lease…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces That The Park At 14th Will Pay $243,000+ to Resolve Workers’ Rights Investigation
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Park Place Inc., which owns and operates the restaurant, nightclub, and event venue The Park at 14th, will pay $243,350 to harmed workers and the District to resolve an investigation that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has…
Office of the Attorney General to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Transfer of Medical Faculty Associates, Inc.
On Monday, July 13, 2026, the Office of the Attorney General will host a public hearing on the proposed transfer of Medical Faculty Associates, Inc. (MFA) to Foggy Bottom Physician Group, Inc, a Universal Health Services, Inc entity. Public comment is encouraged.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Dangerous Housing Conditions and Illegal Retaliation Against Tenants
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the owners and managers of two apartment buildings in Ward 4’s Brightwood neighborhood for allowing conditions at the properties to severely deteriorate and for retaliating against tenants who have advocated for the conditions to be fixed.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Legal Win Clearing Path for New Multifamily Housing Along Upper Connecticut Avenue
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) secured a significant legal victory clearing the path for new multi-family housing in Ward 3. The ruling will allow implementation of the equitable housing directives of the District’s Comprehensive…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.4 Million from Two DC Landlords Involved in RealPage Rental Price-Fixing Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Avenue5 Residential, LLC (Avenue5) and Bell Partners, Inc. (Bell Partners) will pay a total of $1.4 million and change their business practices as part of separate settlements that resolve allegations that the companies conspired with…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Guilty Plea in Connection with Financial Exploitation of Disabled DC Senior
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Yolanda Forbe, 54, formerly of Fredericksburg, VA, pleaded guilty to one felony count of Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Person and one misdemeanor count of Credit Card Fraud, based on her stealing $6,899 from an…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1 Million from Political Texting Firm for Failure to Pay DC Sales Tax
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Toskr, Inc. (doing business as GetThru), a peer-to-peer text messaging vendor that works with political and nonprofit clients, will pay $1 million to resolve allegations that the company failed to collect and pay DC sales tax for a decade.…