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District Line Daily: “Reclaim Rent Control” Gets A Hearing | Washington City Paper

November 09, 2020
  • D.C. Policy Center

On November 9, 2020, the D.C. Policy Center’s policy brief, How would the “Reclaim Rent Control” proposals change the District’s rental housing landscape?, was cited by Washington City Paper:

The D.C. Policy Center, a business-backed think tank, released a lengthy report on the bill ahead of hearing that could spook some councilmembers. The report says the bill would cost D.C. $134 million over the next 11 years. “Lower rents = lower taxable assessments = lower taxes,” tweeted the report’s author. (It does not appear that the report incorporates possible savings.) 

Read more: District Line Daily: “Reclaim Rent Control” Gets A Hearing | Washington City Paper

Related: How would the “Reclaim Rent Control” proposals change the District’s rental housing landscape? | D.C. Policy Center

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