Topa
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Topa, from most recent to least.
How a Strike Force Recommends DC Save its Rental Housing Market
Nena Perry-Brown | May 24th 2021
After months of conversation and deliberation, the Saving the District’s Rental Housing Strike Force has released some recommendations.... read»
DC Could Begin Using DOPA As Early As February
Nena Perry-Brown | November 29th 2018
The framework to begin implementing the District Opportunity to Purchase Act was released earlier this month.... read»
DC Council Passes TOPA Exemption Law
UrbanTurf Staff | April 10th 2018
The DC Council passed a bill that will exempt renters of homes in DC from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) on Tuesday. ... read»
What Constitutes a Single-Family Home Under DC's TOPA Exemption?
Nena Perry-Brown | March 7th 2018
Today, UrbanTurf dives deeper into which single-family homes would be exempt from TOPA under the bill DC Council voted on yesterday.... read»
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DC Council Advances Single-Family Home Exemption to TOPA
Nena Perry-Brown | March 6th 2018
The DC Council voted today to advance a bill that would exempt single-family homes from TOPA.... read»
TOPA Bill Exempting Single-Family Homes Inches Forward
Nena Perry-Brown | February 26th 2018
The bill exempting single-family homes in DC from TOPA requirements was unanimously voted out of committee on Friday.... read»
The District May Soon Exercise Property Purchase Rights
Nena Perry-Brown | January 2nd 2018
Nearly a decade after the law's passage, the Department of Housing and Community Development published rules for implementation of the District Opport... read»
Debate Heats Up Around DC's Proposed TOPA Law
Nena Perry-Brown | September 22nd 2017
TOPA was back in the spotlight on Thursday as the DC Council Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization held a hearing on the much-ballyhooe... read»
DC May Soon Exercise its Right of Second Refusal
Nena Perry-Brown | August 11th 2017
DOPA, the District's lesser-known version of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, may finally be close to implementation seven years after it becam... read»
DC Association of Realtors Says Proposed TOPA Bill Doesn't Go Far Enough
Nena Perry-Brown | June 8th 2017
Yesterday, the DC Council introduced a bill that would exempt single-family homes with a rental unit from TOPA. The DC Association of Realtors says th... read»
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