THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — “For years, the committee which has had oversight over the Department of Buildings and its predecessors, the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs has heard complaints and seen firsthand problems with vacant property in this city,” said D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), who chairs the Committee of the Whole D.C. Council. “And property oftentimes can become a nuisance and a significant blight to the community. It’s a problem that the city has dealt with for decades, how do we get property that’s vacant back into use?”
