Nonpayment of Rent “Protections” Lifted by D.C. Council By Rebecca Abbott, Assistant Editor

The D.C. Council unanimously voted to end pandemic-era eviction protections and rental-assistance policies in an effort to prevent foreclosures on numerous affordable housing properties. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser held a joint briefing ahead of the council vote, to express their concern over the precarious financial situation many property owners…