WASHINGTON, D.C. — Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, issued the following statement regarding the Council’s vote on the RENTAL Act.

I am greatly disappointed in the Council’s vote to reverse decades of protections for tenants under TOPA. I reject the assumption that the only way to increase production of housing for new tenants is to take away rights from existing tenants.

When the Council returns in September, I’ll push for changes to the RENTAL Act that streamline the process for developers and guarantee shorter timelines and push to remove newly proposed limitations on TOPA rights.

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