D.C. Tenants’ Rights Center

Specialties

We help tenants (residential and commercial) with the following issues:

lease negotiations

housing code violations

rent control violations

evictions

pets

problems with Section 8 vouchers or other rent subsidies

property damage and personal injuries caused by landlords

security deposits

collecting judgments against landlords

violations of the D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act

housing discrimination

other disputes with landlords

We provide the following services:

advice

help communicating with landlords

peacemaking

workshops

legal resources (books, forms, sample pleadings)

assistance filling out legal forms

ongoing court coaching

full legal representation in court

History

Established in 2013.

The D.C. Tenants’ Rights Center was founded by attorney Marc Borbely in January 2013.

Meet the Business Owner

Marc B.

Business Owner

Attorney Marc Borbely has represented hundreds of tenants in disputes with landlords in the District of Columbia. From 2008 to December 2012, Marc was a staff attorney at Neighborhood Legal Services Program. Marc has been serving as a landlord-​tenant mentor to other attorneys, through the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program, since 2011. He opened the D.C. Tenants’ Rights Center in January 2013. Marc received a B.S. in biochemistry at Yale University and a law degree at the U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law. He is admitted to practice law before the D.C. Superior Court/D.C. Court of Appeals, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.