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Friday, June 27, 2003
Protect Tenants' Rights
Join WISH and the tenants of Capitol Park Plaza and Capitol Park Towers to gather signatures on a petition demanding the closure of the loopholes in the DC Tenants’ Right to Purchase Act. The Capitol Park buildings, which contain more than 650 units, were sold by the owner without the tenants ever being notified due to a loophole in the act.
This problem for tenants is becoming all too common in Washington as more landlords across the city use the loophole, which allows them to sell 95 percent of a building, wait one year, and then sell the remaining 5 percent – thereby excluding tenants from the right to purchase the building where they reside. Capitol Park tenants now face skyrocketing rents and displacement.
To help with the petition, meet at noon on Saturday, June 28, in front of the Capitol Park Plaza building. Take Metro to the Waterfront station, walk straight through the Waterfront Mall to I Street, and take a right on I to 201 I St. SW. A "Close the Loophole" rally will take place Saturday, July 12.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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