The D.C. Council conducted an additional legislative meeting on Oct. 21 where they, among other things, approved the ceremonial naming of a street in honor of Marvin “Slush” Gross and conducted their final votes on a slew of legislation, including a bill that establishes the Youth Advisory Council on Climate Change and Environmental Conservation.

Other council business, however, represented a blast from the past.

Toward the end of its relatively short meeting, the council reignited a debate about the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) before approving a reconsidered version of the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants and Landlords Act (RENTAL Act) that narrows the scope of the law heralded by District renters as a viable path to homeownership.

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