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Thanks for the personal attack but I’m not concerned about someone getting something I’m not getting (I guess you’re talking about free or subsidized housing? Not sure but I don’t want that anyway). What I am concerned about is people not getting something they need (services, ideally in an institutional setting where they can’t be declined) but instead getting something that someone in an ivory tower thinks they need (an apartment on Connecticut Ave).

The Ward 3 councilman has refused to request a moratorium on new voucher residents. Until he changes his position or is unseated we will get more of this.
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There doesn't need to be a moratorium as much as a carveout in the DC Human Rights law (with cross reference in the Landlord tenant laws) providing that no private building owner has to accept vouchers for more than 10% of their units, with buildings consisting of 10 units or less being exempt from having to accept vouchers altogether.  That's a reasonable compromise and much more manageable for building owners.  The eviction laws also need to be tightened up to permit rapid evictions for residents who are physically violent or verbally threatening to other tenants or building management.  [/quote]

This is a good suggestion. Ward 3 is one of the few wards to see an increase in crime. It was up by 30 percent last year. [/quote]

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