DC Tenant Bill of Rights
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
DC Office of the Tenant Advocate
DC Office of the Tenant Advocate
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
DC Office of the Tenant Advocate
The mission of the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) is to provide technical advice and other legal services to tenants regarding disputes with landlords; to educate and inform the tenant community about tenant rights and rental housing matters; to advocate for the rights and interests of District renters in the legislative, regulatory, and judicial contexts; and to provide financial assistance to displaced tenants for certain emergency housing and tenant relocation expenses.
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) uses the law to preserve affordable housing, protect tenants, and hold abusive and neglectful landlords accountable. If a landlord violates the law and forces tenants or surrounding residents to live with dangerous or unsanitary conditions, the staff in OAG’s Housing and Community Justice Section can step in.
DC Housing Code Standards
Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
DC Office of the Attorney General - Tenant Resources
The Department of Buildings (DOB) is mandated to ensure public health, safety, and welfare by enforcing property maintenance codes on all residential and non-residential structures in the District of Columbia, excluding federal government buildings. DOB enforces the minimum requirement for premises, structures, equipment, and facilities for light, ventilation, space, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety from fire and other hazards, and for safe and sanitary maintenance
Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
HCS is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization founded in 1972 to provide comprehensive housing counseling, training, advocacy, technical assistance and housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income home buyers, home owners, and tenants; to help them achieve successful living in healthy, safe, and affordable homes
DC Tenants Rights Center
The D.C. Tenants' Rights Center is a lower-cost law firm providing high-quality legal services to D.C. tenants.
DC Bar Pro Bono Center - Housing Legal Assistance
The Landlord Tenant Resource Center provides free legal information to both unrepresented landlords and tenants who have residential housing disputes in the District of Columbia.
Bread for the City - Legal Clinic
Bread for the City’s Legal Clinic provides advice and representation in three main areas to DC residents living with low-incomes; housing law, family/immigration law and public benefits law.
DISB Financial Resource Guide
DISB’s Office of Financial Empowerment and Education (OFEE) was created in 2020 to empower District residents with resources and actionable information on ways to manage expenses, increase generational wealth and maximize income
Eckington Civic Association
The ECA is a membership organization that promotes the civic welfare of Eckington, our community in northeast Washington, D.C. They are run by volunteers and depend on your participation and support to fulfill their mission.
ANC 5F
Serving Eckington and Edgewood. ANC 5F meets the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Hybrid with both in-person and virtually
In-Person Location: Eckington Community Room, located in the Judd & Weiler development behind Eckington Hall (located at 1611 Eckington Place NE Suite 170).
NoMa BID
The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) was created by the Council of the District of Columbia and Mayor in March 2007. The BID is funded through a special assessment collected from property owners within a 35-block area.