Bowser wants to strip pandemic-era eviction protections in DC

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing to roll back pandemic-era eviction protections as the capital city seeks to help low-income housing developers stay afloat.

The mayor unveiled her legislation, which she claims will strengthen the affordable housing market in D.C., but also warned that unpaid rent payments by affordable housing tenants have put the city’s progress “at risk.” As part of her legislation, she wants to revert some eviction protections back to the standards before the COVID-19 pandemic.