WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Elected leaders in D.C. are looking at the District’s rental laws amid an ongoing legal fight between the owner of a short-term rental property and an accused squatter.
7News DC Bureau Reporter Phylicia Ashley has been pressing councilmembers about the dispute between accused squatter, Shadija Romero, and homeowner Rochanne Douglas.
Leaders said the District would not intervene when a case is going through the proper judicial procedures. The process may take an extended time, but courts are dealing with a volume of cases, they added…