I took my time to write about this post on the District of Columbia landlords and tenants one of the ways to settle on rent issues is through #freewriters as it's initiated by 
Note: the rights you have as a DC landlord are provided and it is meant to give a guide for you to know when and how to take action towards your tenants.;
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DC Landlord 30 Days Notice to Quit;
As a DC landlord, it is good to know that you have the right to give your tenants a quick notice to move out from your house if he/she didn’t pay your tenants' rent. Before you consider sending your tenants packing, you have the obligation to acquire a file-able form bearing an instruction of nonpayment notice. You have to follow that step before considering sending your tenants packing if only the tenants didn’t pay you rent or the tenants didn’t pay/repair damaged properties. Then you as the landlord will now proceed with an eviction lawsuit which will state clearly that the tenant owns your rent.
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DC Landlord Evicting a Guest;
You as a landlord do not necessarily have the right to remove a guest from your house but dear DC landlords, bear in mind that the DC landlords and tenants Branch Court is always there for eviction of a guest or tenants. You can follow through with the DC court superior. Even if the guest in your house is not a tenant, you will still follow the due process by filing a case through the landlord and tenant court branch.
Make sure as a landlord that after you must have filed and acquired all eviction forms; you can proceed to the DC landlord and tenant clerk's place of work. The Dc landlords and tenants clerk place of work is located at 510 4th street, NW room 110 of Washington DC 20001. Before you proceed, you should have up to $15 with you because you be making use of it in paying a complaint and summon fee. A landlord who is filing a guest case should as well swear an affidavit of service that will explain clearly the ways the paper was served to the guest.
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Domestic Violence;
As a landlord, you should bear in mind that domestic violence is something that can occur at any time, and as such if your tenant is a victim; it is your obligation as the landlord to meet with your tenants if he/she requested your present for complaint. After you must have met with your tenants to know what really happened, you can now file a case of the report to the landlord and tenant branch superior court for further hearing because the court is the fastest landlord and tenant court.
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Maintenance of tenants rent;
It is your obligation as a landlord to manage and maintain the house a tenant has paid for. If your tenants were able to lay a complaint to you about things that naturally got spoiled of your rented properties to him/her like that of the damage of unit, heater, air-conditioning, roof issue, and some other related ones.
It is your obligation to repair them on time because your tenant has paid you money. For the fact that your tenant is owning your rent, you do not necessarily need to repair it.
Mind you as a landlord, if your tenant reported to you about any damaged things in your house which he/she have paid for and you fail to comply. Your tenants have the right to file a case to the DC landlord and tenant branch superior court demanding your repair or you repay him if he used his money to work the damaged properties.
