Concerns allege possible price-fixing of rental properties in DC also happening in Va., Md.

DC's Attorney General is suing 14 of the largest residential landlords for allegedly engaging in a housing cartel and artificially inflating rent prices for 50,000 units in the District. This scheme is likely happening in other parts of the DMV, including Virginia and Maryland, but it is unclear if the same landlords are engaging in similar tactics. Virginia's Attorney General declined to comment and Maryland's AG said they cannot confirm or deny the existence of an investigation. In July, a new law was passed in Virginia requiring landlords to give tenants at least 60 days’ notice of a rent increase for the term of a new lease.