PRESS COVERAGE

VNSTA has been a source for reporting on rent stabilization, rent concessions, housing-code enforcement, security, TOPA and tenant rights in Washington, DC. This page contains selected press coverage concerning 3003 Van Ness, Equity Residential and the association’s advocacy.

• “D.C. Landlords Owe More Than $40 Million in Unpaid Housing Violations,” Washington City Paper, Feb. 12, 2025

• “How Some Landlords Skirt D.C.’s Rent Control Law,” Washington City Paper, Nov. 22, 2023

• “'People were fooled': DC management company to pay nearly $2M to victims of rent hike," ABC-7 News, Sept. 21, 2022

• “3003 Van Ness landlord Equity Residential ordered to pay $2 million for “rent hike scam”, Forest Hills Connection, June 22, 2022

• “DC apartment complex to pay $2 million after rent scam lawsuit," Street Sense Media, June 14, 2022

• “Management company to pay $2 million for 'deceptive’ D.C. rent hikes,” The Washington Post, May 25, 2022

• “D.C. Landlord Must Pay Nearly $2 Million For Lying To Van Ness Tenants About Rent Prices,” DCist, May 25, 2022

• “Tenants In Huge Equity Residential Building Sound Alarms Over Structural Maintenance Concerns," BisNow, Jan. 22, 2022

• “Residents of a Van Ness “nuisance” building say management is ignoring structural as well as security problems," Forest Hills Connection, Jan. 19, 2022

• “MPD referred three Van Ness apartment buildings to DC AG’s ‘nuisance’ property office,” Forest Hills Connection, Jan. 18, 2022

• "The DC Council will likely pass legislation to fight sharp price increases for tenants," Greater Greater Washington, Nov. 20, 2018

• "While D.C. Officials Figure Out How to Tackle Rent Control, Tenants Continue to See Astronomical Hikes," The City Paper, May 17, 2018

• "D.C. Attorney General Racine sues Van Ness landlord for rent concessions," Curbed DC, Dec. 18, 2017

• "Is this Van Ness apartment complex misleading tenants about the cost of rent?" Greater Greater Washington, Dec. 15, 2017

• "D.C. Sues Landlord of Rent-Controlled Building in Northwest for Offering Problematic Discounts," The City Paper, Dec. 15, 2017

• “Landlords Exploit D.C. Rent Control Laws, Jacking Up Prices After ‘Concessions’ Expire," The City Paper, Sept. 1, 2016

• “Dog electrocuted after 'unusual electrical issue' at DC apartment complex," Fox5 TV, Feb. 17, 2016

• "Dog dies after being electrocuted at D.C. apartment complex with previous complaints," WJLA ABC News 7, Feb. 16, 2016