Van Ness South Tenants Association

Is Equity Residential CEO Mark J. Parrell paying attention? The buck stops on his desk.

Since 2016, Equity Residential has overcharged our tenant president by $58,278.30 despite the fact that he has paid his rent in full. Equity has lost a court decision on this issue, but it continues to overcharge. The law calls for penalties of 3X the overcharges.

Do you find that hard to believe? See extensive photos and videos our inspection report. www.vnsta.org/news/tenant-...

Tenant association inspection of 3003 finds minor improvements, many problems | Van Ness South Tenants Association 3003 Van Ness

The tenant association conducted an informal inspection of #3003VanNess on Sunday, Feb. 23, and found some small improvements -- two exterior doors fixed -- but many serious problems unresolved. #EquityResidential

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#EquityResidential announced yesterday that there would be no hot water today between 10 am and 2 pm for emergency repairs. Some residents are now reporting that they have no water at all.

The fire alarms went off again this morning. Thirty minutes later EQR management sent an email telling residents that it was a test. It would have been nice to know before the alarms went off.

When she says "focus" TOPA or "modernize" TOPA, what she specifically means is that she will take TOPA rights away from middle-class DC renters.

New Year's Eve inspection finds chronic security and maintenance problems | Van Ness South Tenants Association An informal inspection by members of the Van Ness South Tenants Association found that many of the same security problems that have been reported in the past have not been addressed. The tenant associ...

Thanks to the @wcp.bsky.social and reporter Hamed Ahmadi for covering this important story.

Find out more from the 3003 Van Ness Tenants Association: www.vnsta.org/news/new-yea...

Fines against Equity Residential lowered from $1.2 million to $164 thousand | Van Ness South Tenants Association In August, we reported that the DC Department of Buildings (DOB) had levied $1,218,612 in fines on Equity Residential for almost 750 violations at 3003 Van Ness over the past three years. Updated ...

And more here: "Fines against Equity Residential lowered from $1.2 million to $164 thousand." #EquityResidential

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New Year's Eve inspection finds chronic security and maintenance problems | Van Ness South Tenants Association An informal inspection by members of the Van Ness South Tenants Association found that many of the same security problems that have been reported in the past have not been addressed. The tenant associ...

Read more about this story here: www.vnsta.org/news/new-yea...

D.C. Landlords Owe More Than $40 Million in Unpaid Housing Violations In recent months, District officials quietly waived $1 million in housing fees from one Van Ness apartment complex as landlords ignore fines.

D.C. officials quietly waived $1M in fees at a Van Ness apartment complex, where residents face ongoing neglect. Experts say it’s part of a larger problem: “Landlords are playing the system.” Here's the full story.

Tenant association reminds residents to sign inspection permission forms NOW | Van Ness South Tenants Association The Van Ness South Tenants Association today sent a newsletter to all members, reminding them to fill out permission forms to get their apartments inspected by the Department of Buildings. Between ...

The tenant association reminds all residents of #3003VanNess that they must sign a DOB permission form to get an inspection of their units. This is a powerful way to get problems fixed. www.vnsta.org/news/tenant-...

Fire doors | Van Ness South Tenants Association

In an effort to increase fire safety, the tenant association has told tenants that it is not too late to complete the fire safety survey. www.vnsta.org/fire-door-su...

Residents report second arson attempt at 3003 Van Ness | Van Ness South Tenants Association On Monday, Dec. 30th, 2024, residents of 3003 Van Ness reported an apparent attempt to light a fire inside a hallway on the 7th floor of the South building. Those who observed the incidents said that ...

This finding comes in the wake of the recent second arson attempt at #3003VanNess, an apartment building owned and operated by Equity Residential. www.vnsta.org/news/residen...

Recent survey finds that some doors lack fire-safety mechanisms | Van Ness South Tenants Association A recent online survey of residents of 3003 Van Ness found that some apartment doors like self-closing fire-safety mechanisms, a possible violation of the DC Housing Code. In the case of a fire, t...

Our tenant association survey of #3003VanNess residents regarding fire doors finds that of 44 respondents, 34 report that their apartments lack doors with self-closing, fire-safety mechanisms. www.vnsta.org/news/recent-...

Heat has been restored to the West 6th floor hallway. Thanks to one of our members for making management and VNSTA aware of this problem.

No heat in the hallway of the 6th floor of the West building at #3003VanNess.

Thanks, #EquityResidential.

Residents report that 3 out of 4 elevators in the West building are not working. #EquityResidential

Burst pipe causes massive flooding in the West building | Van Ness South Tenants Association After midnight last night, a pipe burst on the 10th or 11th floor of the West building of 3003, causing large-scale flooding all the way down to at least the 2nd floor. Water poured through ceilings ...

Burst pipe causes large-scale flooding at #3003VanNess www.vnsta.org/news/burst-p...

The fire department never arrived. Only about 50 people from the 650 units bothered to leave their apartments, probably due to the large number of fire alarms at 3003 Van Ness.

A resident reported that water started pouring through overhead light fixtures and that there was widespread flooding. There is no overnight maintenance at the building. It took well over an hour for a maintenance team to come and shut off the water. Then the fire alarms went off.

Pipes burst in the middle of the night at #3003VanNess. At the same time, the fire alarm goes off and some residents run downstairs. Many don’t bother because there have been so many false alarms. It turns out to be another one. But the big leak is real.

We have reported this broken exterior door many times to #EquityResidential.

Exterior security doors are still broken | Van Ness South Tenants Association On the same day (Dec. 10th) that the DC Council held a hearing on proposed legislation to strengthen security at apartment buildings, an informal inspection of security doors at 3003 Van Ness foun...

On the same day that the DC Department of Buildings reported that it found ONE broken security door at #3003VanNess, the tenant association recorded videos of FOUR broken security doors at 3003 Van Ness. Find our more and see video on our website: www.vnsta.org/news/exterio...

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