Call Mayor Bowser & the Council to demand swift and immediate action to prevent evictions!

I am a D.C. resident, and to address the looming eviction crisis I request that the following steps be taken:

• Keep the STAY DC portal open so there is an accurate record of tenants and landlords monetary requests for rental assistance.
• [For Council] Vote for the “sense of the council” resolution to demand the Mayor set aside $100 million from the surplus of contingency reserves in order to put more money into the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), prioritizing cases with active writs.
• [For Mayor] Please use reserves, underspending from government agencies, and/or other funds (not already dedicated to DC residents living on low incomes) to provide eviction prevention funding.
• Reinstate the eviction moratoriums to halt eviction filings and actual evictions in all cases alleging nonpayment of rent between March 11th, 2020 - March, 2022 until more federal funds are available for rental assistance.
• Stop the eviction of homeless encampments, as recommended by The Way Home DC.
• Ensure that sufficient funding exists to prevent homelessness. Project Reconnect must be retooled to prevent homelessness for single adults in addition to serving as a diversion and rapid-exit from shelter programs.