Anonymous wrote:Why wasn't your subject:
What can be done about neighbors who engage in illegal activities, shoot gun throughout the night, and don't keep up the property?
Why are you focusing on how they pay their rent?
Anonymous wrote:Yeah, this is fake.
I've dealt with a similar situation, and once guns are in play, things happen. There is no way there are "random gunshots" and the city isn't taking action.
For anyone reading this who is dealing with a real problem neighbor in DC, here's what I did:
Called the police for every legal violation. Of course they rarely actually showed up, and when they did show up, they did nothing, BUT it creates a record.
Made reports of specific issues to DOB and DPW: Improper trash disposal (piled up in the backyard), rat infestations, overgrown lawn and treebox, unpermitted electrical work, illegal rooming house, rental without a business license. Every time, I explicitly requested an inspection, which they are required to do. Once an inspector comes out, the fines start rolling in.
Copied my councilmember on everything, and maintained a steady correspondence throughout. He was of course inclined to foist me off one some bored constituent services staffer, but I made myself un-ignorable.
It took six months. Once the fines got steep enough, the slumlord owner sold, a flipper bought it, and it became another generic grey family home. The new owners are lovely.![]()
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?
Yes he says he has tried to get them out of the house but his hands are tied with the program
Well that’s BS. Section 8 tenants can be evicted like anyone else for good cause, including illegal activities. Landlord is just addicted to that easy money. Maybe talk to your ANC rep to see if pressure can be put on the LL. Or talk to a lawyer and see if you can take the LL to court.
+100
I used to work with women transitioning out of shelters and these section 8 places are hard to come by so the LL could easily replace them with someone else if he were to evict them. He probably said that because the money flow has been fine for him and an eviction can be costly.
Costly and time consuming. Yeah a gun charge will help speed things up, but if the landlord doesn't have hard evidence, its worthless. Right now it's minimum 6-9 months to go from filing a DC eviction case to the Marshals actually showing up.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?
Yes he says he has tried to get them out of the house but his hands are tied with the program
Well that’s BS. Section 8 tenants can be evicted like anyone else for good cause, including illegal activities. Landlord is just addicted to that easy money. Maybe talk to your ANC rep to see if pressure can be put on the LL. Or talk to a lawyer and see if you can take the LL to court.
+100
I used to work with women transitioning out of shelters and these section 8 places are hard to come by so the LL could easily replace them with someone else if he were to evict them. He probably said that because the money flow has been fine for him and an eviction can be costly.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?
Yes he says he has tried to get them out of the house but his hands are tied with the program
Well that’s BS. Section 8 tenants can be evicted like anyone else for good cause, including illegal activities. Landlord is just addicted to that easy money. Maybe talk to your ANC rep to see if pressure can be put on the LL. Or talk to a lawyer and see if you can take the LL to court.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?
Yes he says he has tried to get them out of the house but his hands are tied with the program
Well that’s BS. Section 8 tenants can be evicted like anyone else for good cause, including illegal activities. Landlord is just addicted to that easy money. Maybe talk to your ANC rep to see if pressure can be put on the LL. Or talk to a lawyer and see if you can take the LL to court.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?
Yes he says he has tried to get them out of the house but his hands are tied with the program
Anonymous wrote:Have you contacted the landlord?