News & Updates
AG Racine Announces Castle Management to Pay $3.5 Million to Ward 8 Tenants and the District Over Deplorable Housing Conditions
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Castle Management and other defendants, which owned and managed the Forest Ridge and The Vista Apartment complexes (398 units) in Ward 8, will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit over dangerous and deplorable conditions at its properties.
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Latest Tenant Protections for D.C. Residents
On May 5, 2020, the DC Council enacted critical emergency legislation to protect District residents during the COVID-19 crisis.
AG Racine Announces Neglectful Landlord Must Clean Up Toxic Lead at Ward 4 Apartment Buildings
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) secured a court order against a Ward 4 landlord—76 M Inc. and Peter Odagbodo—requiring the cleanup of toxic lead hazards at three residential buildings on Kansas Ave NE.
Testimony on Rental Housing Source of Income Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Michelle D. Thomas, Chief, Civil Rights Section, Office of the Attorney General
AG Racine Announces Real Estate Company to Pay $900K for Discriminating Against Low-Income District Renters
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that Curtis Investment Group, Inc., a large local real estate company, will be required to pay $900,000 to the District to resolve a 2019 housing discrimination lawsuit.
AG Racine Sues Major District Landlord Responsible For Nearly 1,000 Apartments Over Source of Income Discrimination
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against three real estate companies—DARO Management Services, DARO Realty, and Infinity Real Estate—and company executive Carissa Barry, for illegally discriminating against low-income District residents who receive housing assistance.
Testimony on Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Amendment Act of 2019
Statement of Jimmy Rock, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Advocacy Division
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.