Janeese Lewis George Wants To Stabilize Rent. The Question Is How

Barchart·07/16/2026 02:42:15

Presumptive D.C. mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George will come into office next year with a slate of policy priorities aimed at protecting tenants and stabilizing rent.  But she hasn’t yet offered specifics on how exactly she would accomplish those goals or what her preferred end result would look like. Lewis George's senior advisers told Bisnow that all options are on the table while cautioning that linking her to any specific policies — like a proposed rent freeze, for instance — would be inaccurate. “All the tools will be in the toolbox,” said Tommy Wells, a housing policy adviser for Lewis George. “We’re not leaving anything...