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AG Karl A. Racine Profile picture
@AGKarlRacine
Apr 29, 2020 • 15 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
FRIDAY at 2pm: Have questions? I’ve got answers!

Join me for a Twitter Q&A to learn about #COVID19DC protections for DC consumers, workers, tenants, and vulnerable residents during this public health emergency.

Tap below to ask your question now or tweet using #AskAGRacine.
Great Q! You can report senior abuse, neglect or exploitation to:

OAG: 202-727-3807; elderjustice@dc.gov
APS: 202-541-3950
MPD: 202-737-4404

OAG will investigate complaints & bring civil and criminal cases against anyone who harms our vulnerable residents during #COVID19DC.
Thanks for the question, Nate. Some tenants need a home health aide or guest for assistance due to their disability. Landlords cannot discriminate on the basis of an actual or perceived disability. Abide by the lease agreement & seek counsel advice if given notice to vacate.
Leah, landlords can't penalize tenants for late rent payments for months during the declared emergency. Landlords are not legally allowed to charge late fees during this period and cannot collect those fees after the emergency ends. Seek legal help if you get a court notice.
Q: #AskAGRacine Some important questions tenants may have during this time: When can landlords raise my rent? When can they file for an eviction action if someone is behind on their rent? Thanks! And for those looking to do so…
- @pripslaw

A: Thanks for the question, Prianka!
Re: Eviction – tenants of federally subsidized buildings (HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac): The earliest a landlord could file a court case is 8/27/20, but the landlord must give the tenant 30-days’ notice. (Landlords cannot begin issuing 30-day notices until 7/27/20).
If your landlord threatens to evict you, or actually changes the locks, please contact OAG at (202) 442-9828 or consumer.protection@dc.gov.
Q: #AskAGRacine Where do we report scams or solicitations we think might be scams?
- @LaurenDevoll

A: Great question, Lauren! Report scams to OAG:

☎️(202) 442-9828
📧Consumer.Protection@dc.gov
💻oag.dc.gov/consumercompla…
If housing providers are not taking precautions like wearing masks or social distancing, please contact OAG at (202) 442-9828 or consumer.protection@dc.gov.
DC employers are required to provide employees with paid sick leave, and employees can use that leave if they are sick, or they have a sick family member they must care for.

If your employer is violating you rights, call 202-442-9828—and we'll investigate.
OAG is enforcing the temporary expansion of DC’s paid sick leave law, which requires employers who have 50-499 employees to provide “declaration of emergency” leave for DC workers affected by #COVID19DC.
Seniors are particularly vulnerable to scams & $$$ exploitation if they are isolated or rely on help w/ daily tasks, like money mgmt.

How to avoid scams:

Pepco: bit.ly/2wZuHjq
#Coronavirus relief payment: bit.ly/2UVbxEs
Charity fraud: bit.ly/2S7GK5H
Follow these tips to protect yourself and loved ones from scams during #COVID19DC (English & Spanish): bit.ly/2xte3IY
Workers can find out more about DC’s emergency paid sick leave law at oag.dc.gov/coronavirus.

If an employer refuses to provide it, report it to us by:

☎️(202) 442-9828
📧Consumer.Protection@dc.gov
💻oag.dc.gov/consumercompla…
Thanks to everyone for submitting questions! If you had questions that I wasn’t able to answer during this Q&A, please contact my office via email at OAGCommunity@dc.gov. OAG is here to help! #AskAGRacine

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BREAKING: My office is suing Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the Commanders, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and the NFL for colluding to deceive District residents—the heart of the Commanders’ fanbase—about an investigation into toxic workplace culture.
After public reporting revealed that sexual misconduct, harassment, and misogyny ran rampant for decades at the team, the defendants promised DC residents that the league was going to fix this toxic culture, including by fully cooperating with an independent investigation.
That was all a lie.

Instead, the NFL turned a blind eye to Snyder’s extensive efforts to silence or intimidate witnesses, and the NFL and Commanders entered into a secret agreement that gave Snyder power to veto the release of any results.
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NEW: Today, we’re suing Michael Saylor - a billionaire tech executive who has lived in the District for more than a decade but has never paid any DC income taxes - for tax fraud.
We’re also suing his company, MicroStrategy, for conspiring to help him evade taxes he legally owes on hundreds of millions of dollars he’s earned while living in DC.
It's the 1st lawsuit brought under DC’s recently amended False Claims Act encouraging whistleblowers to report residents who evade our tax laws by misrepresenting their residence. Led by @ChmnMendelson, @councilofdc unanimously updated the law & gave us enforcement authority.
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NEW -> We took action against Wawa, alongside 6 other states, for failing to protect their customers’ personal information & allowing a data breach that compromised close to 44,000 DC residents’ data.
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In failing to protect customers’ data, Wawa violated DC consumer protection & data breach laws.
Now, we’ve secured nearly $240,000 in penalties to the District.

Additionally, Wawa must implement and maintain data security practices to strengthen its information security program and protect consumers’ personal information.
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There have been some inaccurate assertions made in the past few days about how my office prosecutes crimes that I want to correct. Follow along.
My office prosecutes all violent crimes committed by juveniles where we have strong evidence, as the standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt, and where the arrest is constitutional.

Anyone, including a young person, who commits a violent crime should be held accountable.
Accountability is not inconsistent with our efforts to help them get the services and support they need so they are less likely to reoffend, making our communities safer.

To address the increases in violence, DC needs leadership & a clear, consistent, all-hands-on-deck response.
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BREAKING: Today my office filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon for illegally abusing and maintaining its monopoly power by controlling prices across the online retail market and violating DC law.
For years, Amazon has controlled online retail prices through its restrictive contract provisions & policies. Amazon requires third-party sellers to agree that they won’t offer their products anywhere else online – including their own websites – for a lower price than on Amazon.
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