News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $1 Million from District Landlord Involved in Rental Price-Fixing Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that William C. Smith & Co., Inc. (W.C. Smith) will pay over $1 million and reform its business practices to resolve allegations that it conspired with other District landlords, using pricing software from RealPage, Inc., to inflate rents at…
Attorney General Schwalb Issues Alert to Help Tenants Understand How Utilities Are Billed & Make Sure They Are Not Overpaying
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued the below consumer alert and business advisory to inform landlords and tenants about the need for transparent and complete disclosures regarding utility billing in apartment buildings, especially as consumer costs continue to increase.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $6.8 Million Judgment Against Slumlord; Nearly 100 DC Tenants Awarded Full Rent Refunds
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) obtained a $6.8 million judgment against A.J. Edwards Realty and Adolphe Edwards (Edwards) for forcing tenants to live in dangerous and illegal conditions at nine apartment buildings in Wards 4 and 8…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Ward 7 Property Owner Over Dangerous Housing Conditions
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the owner and property manager of two apartment buildings in Ward 7’s Deanwood community for forcing tenants to live in deplorable conditions and compromising their health and safety. The Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) investigation discovered…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $100,000 from Property Management Company That Discriminated Against DC Renters
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that property management company Apartment Income REIT LLC (AIR) will change its practices and pay $100,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it refused to rent to people under 24 years old, or to anyone with any felony…
Attorney General Schwalb Holds Property Manager Accountable for Facilitating Hostile Housing Environment for Black Female Tenants
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that UDR, Inc. (UDR), the property manager for Waterside Towers Apartments in Ward 6, will pay $50,000 in penalties and reform its business practices to resolve claims that the company facilitated a hostile housing environment for Black…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2024 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2024 Impact Report, highlighting how OAG has delivered for District residents over the past year, securing $661 million in savings and benefits — over four times its annual budget…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2024 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2024 Impact Report, highlighting how OAG has delivered for District residents over the past year, securing $661 million in savings and benefits — over four times its annual budget…
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies at Office of the Attorney General's 2025 Performance Oversight Hearing
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today testified before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, chaired by the Honorable Brooke Pinto, for the Office of the Attorney General’s annual performance oversight hearing.
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies at Office of the Attorney General's 2025 Performance Oversight Hearing
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today testified before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, chaired by the Honorable Brooke Pinto, for the Office of the Attorney General’s annual performance oversight hearing.