DC Multiunit Landlords Beware: The New Rental Act & TOPA Rules

DC Multiunit Landlords Beware: The New Rental Act & TOPA Rules

By Coalition Properties Group

How the 2025 Rental Reform Act is reshaping sales, tenant rights, and eviction laws for 2–4 unit landlords in Washington, D.C.

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Keller Williams Capital Properties (Basement)

519 C St NE Washington, DC 20002

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  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • In person

About this event

Business • Real Estate

📢 Attention DC Multiunit Landlords (2–4 Units)

The DC Council has advanced the RENTAL Act, bringing major changes that will directly impact how you sell, manage, and evict tenants in your building.

If you own a 2–4 unit property in Washington, D.C., you need to understand how these new rules could delay closings, complicate TOPA compliance, and cost you thousands.


✅ What You’ll Learn

The New Rental Act Explained

What passed, what didn’t, and how it applies specifically to small multiunit landlords.

TOPA in 2025

Why most 2–4 unit buildings are still not exempt from TOPA, what the new 15-year carve-out really means, and how assignments/waivers factor in.

The 15-Day Cooling-Off Period

Why you cannot close when you want, and the only legal way to shorten the process.

Eviction Changes

How new notice timelines and criminal-charge requirements affect your ability to manage problem tenants.

Seller Strategies

How to protect your sale, avoid unnecessary delays, and maximize your property’s value under the new rules.


Join Abel Gebremichael — DC’s #1 multifamily Realtor specializing in 2–4 unit properties — for a timely seminar on the new landscape of 2025.Abel has sold over 111 Multi-unit buildings citywide and served nearly 500 TOPA notices.


**This seminar is for landlords who own 2–4 unit properties in DC & multiunit owners considering selling in the next 12–18 months or SOONER.

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Coalition Properties Group

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Oct 25 · 10:30 AM EDT