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	"author_name": "Stomp Out Slumlords",
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	"title": "Tell CM Robert White, don&#x27;t let the RENTAL Act pass Committee!",
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	"description": "Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her intention to introduce the RENTAL Act. This bill would disempower tenants who are already economically at-risk and gut protections that have been vital in preventing the abrupt displacement of our neighbors from their communities. Mayor Bowser&#x27;s RENTAL Act would further decimate the rights guaranteed to Washingtoninans by the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), stripping these rights from huge swaths of tenants in both new developments and covenanted affordable housing throughout the District. Once the bill is introduced, the bill will likely be assigned to the Committee on Housing, which is chaired by Councilmember Robert White (D-At large). CM White has the opportunity to prevent the bill from advancing. Use this form to send a letter to CM White, urging him to oppose the RENTAL Act and save TOPA! TOPA Frequently Asked Questions: What is TOPA? The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, gives tenants a seat at the table when the landlord puts their apartment building up for sale. DC tenants have had this unique right since the 1970s. It has successfully preserved affordability for thousands of households—whether by tenants buying the building and turning it into a co-op, assigning their purchase rights to an nonprofit, or collectively bargaining with a new landlord for improved conditions or amenities. What’s at stake? Developers have quietly pushed TOPA exemptions through the budget process before and have lobbied against TOPA for decades. Tenants of single-family homes were exempted from TOPA in 2018. Tenants in office-to-residential conversions downtown were also exempted in 2022 for a period of ten years. Research shows that TOPA preserves affordability in DC. As rents rise and interest rates soar, this is the worst time to let developers get away with stripping us of tenant autonomy. What can you do? Join us in defending TOPA! We know that TOPA works when it is fully funded and safe from developer attacks. We are pushing the DC Council to reject the RENTAL Act, restore TOPA rights to those who have lost them, and ensure TOPA is funded. We are calling on DC residents and tenants in buildings across DC to send a letter to CM White opposing the RENTAL Act and to get involved in the campaign. Get YOUR tenant association to sign onto this campaign to defend tenants rights in DC! Email tenants@mdcdsa.org if you&#x27;re interested in canvassing your building in support of TOPA.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/f95366beed977f5d3b4d3d1860e2d33cc694b008"
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