I have opposed, from the start, the use of taxpayer dollars to support a stadium for a private organization, owned by billionaires, that will make them billions of dollars. The more the deal is analyzed, the more resolved I am in my position.
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.
The proposed changes would create predictability for building owners and developers, encourage new housing investment in the District, and protect the rights of tenants to negotiate when residential buildings go up for sale.
Voters will soon be able to rank their choices when voting in D.C. elections, thanks to Council approval of an amendment to the FY 2026 budget that funds the Ranked Choice Voting portion of Initiative 83.
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, delivered the following remarks ahead of the vote of the Housing Committee, on which she serves, to approve the Mayor’s proposed RENTAL Act, which addresses TOPA issues, among others.
But even in a difficult budget year, District residents deserve a budget that invests in childcare, early childhood educator pay, affordable housing, social services, and the things that support and power our city.
A Council hearing on Wednesday showcased two visions for the future of the District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, a bedrock component of tenant rights in the District since 1980.
The bill clarifies and updates the “Nonprofit Fair Compensation Act of 2020” to ensure that nonprofit organizations partnering with the District government are fairly and consistently reimbursed for the full cost of delivering vital services in our communities.
