The Van Ness South Tenants Association today sent a second letter to Equity Residential senior employees, telling them that Equity’s practice of taking down tenant association posters may be illegal.

Last week, after receiving reports that Equity staff was taking down posters designed to inform residents about inspections by the Department of Buildings and a potentially dangerous electrical problem in many apartments, the tenant association sent a first letter expressing concern to building manager Josh Luper.

Subsequently, another Equity Residential employee admitted via email that the staff was taking down tenant association posters. For this reason, VNSTA wrote a second letter to building manager Luper, cc’ed to senior Equity Residential executives, pointing out the sections of DC law that state that such actions are illegal, and that stipulates stiff penalties for violating the law.