Tenant Arrested for Organizing — Emergency Rally at Channel Square March 4th at 6 pm

A tenant at Channel Square Apartments (325 P Street SW) was arrested for attending a tenant union meeting in her own building. As residents gathered to discuss unsafe conditions — including rodents, mold, plumbing issues, and lack of heat — property management called the police. They used a previously issued “barring notice” to justify arresting a tenant leader for entering the building’s common space to meet with her neighbors. You can watch the video of her arrest on Instagram or Twitter. This barring notice was not issued by a judge, meaning the landlord got to play judge, jury, and executioner with a tenant that has been vocal about building condition issues.

This is not the first time. A tenant leader at Marbury Plaza received the same barring notice, which prevented the tenant union from meeting on property for months.

This is retaliation. This is union-busting. It's a direct attack on the District's Right to Organize law.

And if they can do it to one tenant, they will try to do it to all of us.

Channel Square tenants are asking you to SHOW UP. Invite your neighbors. Be loud. Pack the lawn.

📍 Channel Square Apartments (325 P St SW)

🗓 Wednesday March 4th

⏰ 6 pm