RENTERS: No license, no rent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear Renters
There’s a Landord bragging about renting out their unlicensed basement for over a decade here on DCUM.

You shouldn’t rent unlicensed properties. They are not safe.

But if you do, you don’t owe them rent and they can’t evict you.
Yes, you heard that right.

You can look up online if your landlord has a valid unexpired rental license.

Spread the word.

Best wishes,
A Conscientious Landlord

Just because a landlord does not have a license to rent an apartment does not mean it is unsafe. Just because a landlord has a license to rent an apartment does mean it is safe.

[Anonymous]

Ok, you shouldn't rent them but at a lot of places I have seen unlicensed properties are very well kept and sometimes landlords don't want to deal with local Govt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dear Renters
There’s a Landord bragging about renting out their unlicensed basement for over a decade here on DCUM.

You shouldn’t rent unlicensed properties. They are not safe.

But if you do, you don’t owe them rent and they can’t evict you.
Yes, you heard that right.

You can look up online if your landlord has a valid unexpired rental license.

Spread the word.

Best wishes,
A Conscientious Landlord

Just because a landlord does not have a license to rent an apartment does not mean it is unsafe. Just because a landlord has a license to rent an apartment does mean it is safe.

Very true. I see bunch of violations with apartments that have licensed and CoO.