Last year, the D.C. Council passed the RENTAL Act to speed up evictions in the District. Landlords had claimed pushing non-paying tenants out took far too long and severely hurt their ability to develop and maintain rental housing.
Now questions about streamlining the eviction process are back in front of the council. WAMU Morning Edition host Esther Ciammachilli spoke with Zara Norman of The Washington Sun, about two council bills that have reignited tensions between housing advocates and landlords.
The following interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.…