Washington City Paper D.C. Council Weighs Allowing More Evictions Next week, lawmakers consider allowing landlords to file evictions against tenants over unpaid rent if they don’t receive housing assistance. Get to know D.C. with our daily newsletter We dive deep on the day’s biggest story and share links to everything you need to know. Get the free newsletter Success! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsletter Landlords could file evictions against tenants over unpaid rent later this summer, depending on how the Council votes next week.