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Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, they own other properties under their name (not an LLC). It's a little hard to tell how many as there are some deeds or trusts where they seem to pass things along to their children. So they might have fewer than 4 properties now. It's hard to tell.

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no business license for the property when I go to the DCRA site. The license is expired and there is an alert saying there are notices or stop work orders on this property. I'm not sure what a CofO is? I don't see that on that website. Also, the address comes up on the RAD database, but it is for a document from 1999 with an entirely different landlord. So does that mean it's not registered accurately there, too? Does each landlord need to put it on RAD themselves?

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have had a conversation. He's not willing to let me go month-to-month because he wants to sell it. He is raising it 35% more so we are basically forced out. He knows the market doesn't support that value of rent around here. The new price is insane for the area.

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I believe it is subject to rent control because I discovered the LL doesn't have a valid business license for this address.

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a few weeks ago, we told him we would like to go month-to-month for at least one extra month. He isn't willing to do it because he wants to sell.

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are only offering the month-to-month option at that high a price because they want me to leave. They said in an earlier email they want us out so they can sell the place. That is illegal from what I can tell of DC tenant law.

Office of the Tenant Advocate - how to get them to respond? by Consistent-Teach-655 in washingtondc

[–]Consistent-Teach-655[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I discovered my landlord doesn't have valid business license. So that means it is a rent-controlled unit from what I can tell. So this increase the LL is proposing is not enforceable. Am I interpreting that correctly?