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D.C. Council requires expanded tenant notices, reporting after DC Water shutoff concerns
Summary
After hearing that DC Water faces roughly $35.5 million in unpaid bills and that tenants in master-metered buildings have experienced unexpected shutoffs, the Council unanimously approved emergency legislation requiring improved notice to individual units (when practical), monthly reporting, and clarification of DC Water’s late-fee authority.
The D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency legislation on July 14 that requires DC Water to provide clearer notice to tenants in master-metered multifamily buildings and to report shutoff activity, responding to councilmembers’ concerns that some residents lose water service through no fault of their own.
Councilmember Charles Allen, who introduced the measure, said DC Water reported about $35,500,000 in unpaid water bills and that the authority’s recent collection efforts revealed tenants in…
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