As 2023 closed out, D.C. landlords evicted close to 1,200 individuals and families, the D.C. Housing Authority’s public housing stock had 1,900-plus vacant units — and its occupied units continued to deteriorate. These numbers are just a few indicators that Washington, D.C., its government leaders, and the private sector are proactively forcing people from their homes and not using available resources to keep District residents from experiencing homelessness.
