On April 6, 2023, D.C. Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted by Axios DC:
D.C. Policy Center executive director Yesim Sayin Taylor says she thinks of D.C.’s rent control laws as more like rent stabilization that prevents price gouging.
State of play: There was an attempt by the D.C. Council during a meeting this week to slow the 8.9% increase, but it ultimately failed.
How it works: Most buildings with five or more units that were built before 1976 are subject to rent control rules.
The D.C. Policy Center estimated in 2020 that there were 73,000 rent-controlled units in the District. That’s compared to 124,600 total rental apartments. Wards 3 and 8 have the bulk of D.C.’s rent-controlled units, Sayin Taylor says.
Read more: How to find rent-controlled units in D.C. | Axios DC