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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 [/quote]

You are incorrect on all counts.  But I'm sure you know that!   :lol: [/quote]

Not OP, but what was incorrect?

Without a license you literally cannot evict in DC.[/quote]

You are assuming a tenant has proof. My old girlfriend mom rented out around 10 apartments not registered as her places mortgage free and back then you could deduct real estate tax.

One day her son could not go and I went with her to collect rent in person.

Every tenant paid in cash. No receipt, no lease. She paid utilities in an LLC and did not rent to anyone who would put kids in school system.

I noticed she favored young single people, divorced people,  old people no kids, illegals, transient people needed it for work.

She charged like 10 -20 percent below market rates and maint was kept up on.

Some units were really nice. She owned as her primary home a 6 acre estate with two big guest houses. But zoned SFH and legally could not rent guest houses. Those two rich divorced people without custody has access her tennis courts, pool, had three bedroom homes.

She was a tax evader. But I don’t see why tenants would care.

The cash flow she used to buy commercial properties and support paying off mortgage on her big estate. Commercial properties on the books

People may not get license for other reasons such as tax fraud. Not cause they are slum lords [/quote]

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