Bowser on Friday unveiled a package of proposed housing reforms that aim to create a “fairer, more predictable housing system that protects tenants, while giving housing providers the confidence to continue investing in our neighborhoods,” she said in a press release.
The new proposals follow the passage of the Rental Act last year, a wide-ranging law aimed at reducing the city’s unprecedented levels of unpaid rent. Bowser also spearheaded that legislation, which focused on reforming D.C.’s longstanding Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, and the city’s eviction processes.
The new legislative package — the Housing Investment Protection Act and the Illegal Occupancy Enforcement Amendment Act — includes provisions to clarify tenant and landlord rights regarding unit repairs and eviction proceedings. It would establish a 60-day hearing timeline for eviction cases.
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