WASHINGTON, DC | February 13, 2025 – The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) strongly supports the introduction of the Resetting Expectations for Tenants and Landlords (RENTAL) Act. We commend Mayor Bowser for recognizing the need to address the... Continue Reading
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With the immigration enforcement actions that have been underway in several major U.S. cities., BOMA has put together a policy brief that provides steps to prepare for law enforcement engagement. Click here to download the document. Continue Reading
With the immigration enforcement actions that have been underway in several major U.S. cities., NAA has put together a new resource for housing providers. Please follow this link to view the article: https://naahq.org/member-resource-immigration-enforcement-and-rental-housing Continue Reading
New data from the Supreme Court of Virginia tells a positive story about eviction rates in the Commonwealth, contradicting a popular narrative. Continue Reading
Washington, DC — The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington is pleased to announce Dr. Lisa Mallory as its new President and CEO, effective February 10, 2025. Mallory will succeed Peggy Jeffers, who is retiring after 35 years of dedicated service leading the... Continue Reading
The exhaustive set of studies on rent control show it seriously damages housing markets. Continue Reading
A list of potential solutions to address the rent delinquency crisis in DC. Continue Reading
The scope of the rent delinquency crisis is massive, exacerbated by extended court timelines for resolving landlord-tenant cases, and threatens the viability of rental housing in the District. Continue Reading
Looming Crisis is a three-part series analyzing the serious challenges facing multifamily housing in the District. Part 1 breaks down the primary operating costs incurred when managing rentla housing and how these costs are increasing rapidly. Continue Reading
AOBA welcomes Chris Pendley as AOBA’s Director of Sustainability Policy and Strategy. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC – The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, the leading membership organization representing commercial office building and multi-family residential real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, announced today that its long-serving President/CEO,... Continue Reading
Today, AOBA announces the release of a report on the state of rental housing in the District entitled “A Looming Crisis: The Residual Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rent-Controlled and Market Rate Affordable Rental Housing in the District of Columbia.” This report analyzes... Continue Reading