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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does DC do this to landlords? It’s a shame. You’re being punished for no good reason. [/quote]

+1 This is why we always sold our DC homes when we moved. There was no way we would ever be a landlord in DC. Eviction is h$ll in the best of circumstances. [b]If you get a deadbeat tenant who meets certain criteria, then you can't ever evict even if they stop paying rent.[/b] Everything in DC is for the lowest common denominator.

This is also why I chuckle when I hear people on this board insist that they'll never sell their DC property with a low mortgage rate even if they move. Not only does it often not make financial sense when looking at the opportunity costs of investing the proceeds, but it could end up a financial and legal nightmare in DC.[/quote]

What criteria would those be? I agree the laws in DC are pro-tenant and many property managers and landlords are unaware of this, but this is not accurate (except during the pandemic, when evictions were halted altogether). [/quote]

Elderly or disabled. I looked into it a few years ago when trying to buy a home that had a tenant, then said no way. They can stop paying rent forever and you can't kick them out, not even to move in yourself.[/quote]

That is completely untrue, as you'd see if you spent a day in landlord-tenant court. Lots of elderly and/or disabled getting writs. It's true that elderly and disabled people are subject to lower maximum rent increases in rent-controlled properties (CPI, not CPI+2) but a landlord of less than 4 properties would be exempt. There are DC and federal rules prohibiting discrimination based on age or disability, but not a blanket ban on evictions. And it's true that elderly and disabled people can get ERAP to pay past-due rent (so can households with kids) but if ERAP is out of money, or the tenants continually pay late, they could still be evicted.

https://dhcd.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dhcd/publication/attachments/Form%2012%20-%2090%20Day%20Notice%20to%20Vacate%20for%20Personal%20Use%20and%20Occupancy%20Final.pdf is the form for personal use and occupancy. You can read the law at https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.01 (personal use and occupancy is at (d) and has no exclusions for elderly/disabled). DC law is quite tenant-friendly, and it's fine that you chose not to buy a place where you'd be evicting a tenant, but I want others who read this thread to have accurate information. [/quote]

Thank you!

-OP here[/quote]

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