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CuriousPlato t1_itmi0ov wrote

Also set up an inspection with DCRA. It may take a few weeks to get an inspector out, but they'll issue fines for all the violations that your landlord refuses to address. I did that a few years ago, my apartment had a mouse problem the landlord refused to address. DCRA issued the landlord a fine of $900 and demanded the landlord hire an exterminator to deal with the issue.

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BoredHangry OP t1_itn1u1k wrote

I had the dcha inspector come out and that how they got the $6200 worth of fines just for my apartment. He explained that it's open because the government pays most of the rent in the building, so when we withhold our rent it doesn't matter. Most of the tenants are from shelters with truly no where to go.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/wjla.com/amp/news/local/dc-marbury-plaza-residents-apartments-conditions-washington-district-bowser-racine-weary-worsening-conditions-not-paying-to-live-like-this-dmv-gentrification-neighborhood

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