Make calls this Thursday to cap rent hikes for rent-controlled tenants!

Call on your councilmembers to support legislation to strengthen rent control and protect renters.

Use the script below as a guide, but feel free to share any personal reasons for why you are making this phone call. Call your Ward Councilmember along with At-Large Councilmember Henderson, McDuffie, Bonds, or Chairman Mendelson.

To call Ward 1 CM Brianne Nadeau: (202)-724-8181
To call Ward 2 CM Brooke Pinto: (202)-724-8058
To call Ward 3 CM Matt Frumin: (202)-724-8062
To call Ward 4 CM Janeese Lewis George: (202)-724-8052
To call Ward 5 CM Zachary Parker: (202)-724-8028
To call Ward 6 CM Charles Allen: (202)-724-8072
To call Ward 7 CM Vincent Gray: (202)-724-8068
To call Ward 8 CM Trayon White: (202)-724-8045
To call CM Christina Henderson: (202)-724-8105
To call CM Kenyan McDuffie: (202)-724-7772
To call CM Anita Bonds: (202)-724-8064
To call Chairman Phil Mendelson: (202)-724-8032

(If you get voicemail instead of a staffer, please hang up and try back in a few minutes if you can. If you call a few times and still keep getting voicemail, feel free to leave a message using the script below.)

"Hi, my name is ______, and I live in (Ward # or neighborhood). I’m calling to ask the Councilmember to support legislation next Tuesday to strengthen rent control and protect renters. Rent stabilized tenants are still struggling to catch up from pandemic-induced financial difficulties, and since May 1, tenants have faced increases of up to 8.9%. That's the highest rent increase since the beginning of the rent stabilization program in DC. I am calling on the Councilmember to support legislation that would eliminate the 2% on top of inflation allowed in rent increases for rent-controlled units and cap annual increases at 5% for all rent-controlled units. I am advocating for this because I believe that DC government needs to take action to keep tenants in their homes [or a different reason this is important to you]. Thank you for taking my call."

Remember to thank the staff you talk to - they work hard and are fielding a lot of our calls!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION!
Email jenna.israel@jufj.org if you have any questions.