Nuisance Ordinance Information Request

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Dear Ms./Mrs. Wadhwa, This e-mail is toacknowledge receipt of your FOIA request assigned: 2023-FOIA-08829.Your assigned FOIA Specialist is: TracyTate.
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Jenny Wadhwa, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Assigned for Processing Request ID: 2023-FOIA-08829 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records from the past two years (August 2021-August 2023) regarding your nuisance property ordinances that will be referred to as "ordinance" in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as "Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-, Related Nuisance Abatement" as described in § 42–3101-§ 42–3114.Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:• any training/presentation materials used in communication, promotions, workshops, seminars, etc• criminal background checks performed on prospective tenants• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance• suspensions or revocation of a residential rental license, against property owners who fail to comply with the requirements of the ordinance• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance• meeting minutes and correspondence between municipality officials, regarding the implementation and enforcement of the ordinance• all documents concerning the passage of the nuisance ordinance and any amendments to it, including communications with City elected officials, city staff, and others, and any data relied upon or reviewed as a part of the passage or amendments to the nuisance ordinance since August 2021 to August 2023.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Jenny WadhwaUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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Hello Ms. Wadhwa,

Please find attached, the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) final response regarding FOIA Request No: 2023-FOIA-08829.

Regards,

Tracy Tate
FOIA Specialist
Metropolitan Police Department
Body Worn Cameras
300 Indiana Ave., NW Room 4002
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 724-8002 (Office)
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Jenny Wadhwa, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2023-FOIA-08829 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records from the past two years (August 2021-August 2023) regarding your nuisance property ordinances that will be referred to as "ordinance" in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as "Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-, Related Nuisance Abatement" as described in § 42–3101-§ 42–3114.Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:• any training/presentation materials used in communication, promotions, workshops, seminars, etc• criminal background checks performed on prospective tenants• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance• suspensions or revocation of a residential rental license, against property owners who fail to comply with the requirements of the ordinance• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance• meeting minutes and correspondence between municipality officials, regarding the implementation and enforcement of the ordinance• all documents concerning the passage of the nuisance ordinance and any amendments to it, including communications with City elected officials, city staff, and others, and any data relied upon or reviewed as a part of the passage or amendments to the nuisance ordinance since August 2021 to August 2023.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Jenny WadhwaUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Jenny Wadhwa, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2023-FOIA-08829 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all records from the past two years (August 2021-August 2023) regarding your nuisance property ordinances that will be referred to as "ordinance" in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as "Drug-, Firearm-, or Prostitution-, Related Nuisance Abatement" as described in § 42–3101-§ 42–3114.Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:• any training/presentation materials used in communication, promotions, workshops, seminars, etc• criminal background checks performed on prospective tenants• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance• suspensions or revocation of a residential rental license, against property owners who fail to comply with the requirements of the ordinance• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance• meeting minutes and correspondence between municipality officials, regarding the implementation and enforcement of the ordinance• all documents concerning the passage of the nuisance ordinance and any amendments to it, including communications with City elected officials, city staff, and others, and any data relied upon or reviewed as a part of the passage or amendments to the nuisance ordinance since August 2021 to August 2023.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Jenny WadhwaUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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