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[quote=sarah1513][quote=Anonymous]1) Don't tell him. Don't hide it, but there are too many unknowns. The chance that he'll think, "ooh! they have new expenses, I shouldn't raise their rent" approaches zero. It is more likely he'll think either, "kids are destructive," or "that's more than two people," and try to force you out somehow or make you sign a new lease with built-in rent increases.
2) Talk to someone at the rent board about the occupancy situation. There are a number of competing laws at play here, and it is difficult to evict in DC, but why give him the opportunity to try to get you out before you know how strong your footing is to fight it?

Likely nothing is going to happen and all will be well. Renting is always stressful for these kinds of reasons, but it is generally best to not rock the boat if there's a potential downside that's worse than doing nothing.[/quote]

Thanks. I just mentioned in reply to someone else, but I have a message in at the tenant advocate office to ask about this.

I don't think he can make us sign a new lease if we're otherwise compliant and have transitioned to month to month?  But maybe if there is a loophole with having children.[/quote]

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