The Gale Eckington Tenants Association

07/07/2025

OTA is out in the community 3 Tuesdays a month at the DHS Service Centers. Find our schedule below:

07/03/2025

OTA Tenant Stakeholder Meeting June 2025 featuring Councilmember Robert White and Director Johanna Shreve.

06/24/2025

DC, this heat wave is no joke. 🌡️🌡️🌡️

If you're a renter, your AC is not working, and your landlord is not being responsive — tag us in. We can also assist with water disconnections and other utility outages.

Please call our FREE Consumer Mediation Hotline for support: 202-442-9828

06/20/2025

Join us on Wednesday June 25th at 1pm as we provide important stakeholder updates.

04/11/2025

Office of the Tenant Advocate Renter's Rights 101 training - April (virtual)

03/25/2025

Join us on Tuesday March 25th at 6pm as we provide important stakeholder updates and offer tours of our new office location.

03/11/2025

Join us for our upcoming Tenant Stakeholder Meeting & Open House on Tuesday March 25th.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/office-of-the-tenant-advocate-tenant-stakeholder-meeting-open-house-tickets-1268945633549?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/01/2025

01/09/2025

Moving soon?

View our tutorial on Wear & Tear to find out what a landlord may/may not deduce from your security deposit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXVLbhnmiA&t=5s

And find out more about the law on security deposits here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMUbO_AkjSY&t=138s

12/19/2024

The report puts hard numbers to accusations that have piled up against RealPage, which makes the software that landlords use.