D.C. taking steps toward addressing tenant grievances

D.C. officials told tenants Saturday the city is making progress on addressing charges of landlord abuses and dangerous living conditions, but some who attended the meeting at St. Aloysius Church said they did not find the gathering helpful.

“Instead of sending five inspectors, we’ll shortly have the ability to send one,” said Don Masoero, chief building inspector for the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. “It’s an efficiency issue.”