WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The tenants of the Marbury Plaza Apartment Complex will receive nearly $30 million after the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG) won a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Monday that the office won a $41 million judgment against the former owners of Marbury Plaza, now named Langston Views, for neglecting the safety and habitability of the apartment complex.
Court documents revealed that the owners put the lives of more than 2,500 tenants at risk by forcing them to live with chronic water leaks, widespread mold, and the lack of air conditioning, heat and hot water.
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This judgment is the largest-ever against a D.C. property owner, and the largest housing condition judgment against a landlord in U.S. history, according to OAG…