by Columbia Property Management | Aug 20, 2021 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
Not all that long ago, the D.C. Housing office adjusted the payment standards because too many voucher holders were being priced out of certain neighborhoods. They increased the amount to incent owners to rent to city clients who can pay with municipal vouchers, also...
by Columbia Property Management | Feb 18, 2019 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
Extreme and unpredictable weather events like the recent Polar Vortex have been impacting our area this winter and are likely to keep happening. As news reports announce impending doom, communities prepare for the impacts of wild winter weather. While that can mean...
by Columbia Property Management | Jan 20, 2014 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
High-Profile Eviction is a Good Reminder: Do Not Lock Out Your Tenant in DC A DC couple is in hot water this week because of a high-profile eviction. CNN is reporting today that the landlord who rented a room in their Capitol Hill House to the EPA head, Scott Pruitt,...
by Columbia Property Management | Oct 7, 2013 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
The following was published 10/24/2013 in Metro Weekly. Many potential sellers in the last few years have had to face the question of whether to sell or rent out their house or condo. This has been a particularly difficult situation coming on the heels of record...
by Columbia Property Management | Mar 13, 2013 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
Did you know that all rental units in the District of Columbia are automatically subject to rent control unless they registered as exempt? Under the Rental Housing Act of 1985 and subsequent amendments housing providers (landlords) are responsible to register their...
by Columbia Property Management | Jun 2, 2012 | Owner Education, Uncategorized
This past week the District of Columbia Department of the Environment issued new lead based paint disclosure forms that fulfill the District’s disclosure requirements as well as some of the federal disclosure requirements. The District’s definition is more...
