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However, other council members and housing advocates expressed concern that immediately resuming evictions while the STAY DC program is still in its early stages could force out renters before they or their landlords are able to secure support from the fund.
Council member Trayon White Sr. (D) said during Tuesday’s meeting, “Until the District returns to normalcy, residents need as much support as possible,” The Washington Post reported.
Council member Janeese Lewis George (D) pointed out Tuesday that more than 60 percent of the city’s executed evictions happen in Wards 7 and 8 in Southeast D.C., but “D.C. hasn’t fully vaccinated even 20 percent of its residents east of the river yet.”
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