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[quote=Anonymous]"Source of Income" should never have been elevated to a protected class under the DC Human Rights Act on the same level as race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.  Because it is, landlords cannot legally limit the number of voucher tenants that they accept.   Two policy changes that would immediately improve the Conn. Avenue chaos:  (1) remove "source of income" as a protected class and instead require that landlords accept at least 10% voucher tenants but do not have to accept more.  That would put the brakes on buildings slowly being converted to privatized public housing, which neither the landlords nor the market rate residents want, and enable LLs to be able to manage negative externalities while still making sure that building owners "do their fair share" with respect to accepting subsidized tenants.   (2) modify the LL tenant laws to permit immediate eviction of violent tenants.  No revolving door of second chances and cure periods for the violent who terrorize their neighbors.[/quote]

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