IN WHAT MAYOR ADRIAN FENTY is calling an "unprecedented" crackdown on problem landlords, the District has filed suit against 23 people or groups that own 70 buildings that the mayor says have a history of code violations, The Post reports.

Here's more from reporters Sylvia Moreno and Debbi Wilgoren:

Fenty and other top city officials described the lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court as an "unprecedented" crackdown against problem landlords who they said have failed to bring properties up to code despite years of requests, fines and demands by the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

"We've all seen the pictures and heard the horror stories from tenants of these buildings," Fenty (D) said of the 25 apartment buildings and 45 houses listed in the lawsuit. "It's immoral to have human beings living in these conditions, and it's against the law. With today's action, it will stop."

Is your landlord on the list? Take a look at the text of the lawsuit (in PDF format) to find out.

» "District to Sue 23 Landlords Accused of Negligence" [WaPo]

Posted by Greg Barber at 2:43 PM on April 4, 2008
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