After years of delays, the District is launching a database that will make it easier to tell whether a building is rent-controlled.
Why it matters: The tool won’t just help tenants better navigate D.C.’s competitive and expensive rental market. It should also make it harder for landlords to raise rents on rent-controlled units more than what is allowed.
- Plus, with more data on these units, lawmakers, activists and the District can make better decisions, enforce rules and push for change.
State of play: RentRegistry, which launches June 2, will require all housing providers to file information about their properties by Aug. 31.
…
- The rent-controlled…