Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the owners of two apartment complexes in Ward 1 for allowing their buildings to fall into extreme disrepair and for failing to pay back the District for the cost of re-housing dozens of tenants after a gas explosion severely damaged one of the buildings and forced them from their homes.

“These landlords neglected their properties and legal obligations, forcing their tenants to live in deplorable conditions and leading to a dangerous explosion that displaced dozens of residents and cost the District hundreds of thousands of dollars. Keeping DC’s existing housing supply safe and habitable is a critical part of addressing our housing affordability crisis. We’re suing to get these units back into working condition and secure money back for the District and tenants who were harmed.” – AG Schwalb