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‘Sex Dungeon’ Airbnb Listings Spread Across U.S., Drawing Complaints From Neighbors and Scrutiny From Officials

by Stacy M. Brown April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Adult-themed short-term rentals are appearing in neighborhoods across the US, causing disruption and raising safety and security concerns among residents.

**FILE** UDR, Inc., the property manager of Waterside Towers Apartments in Washington, D.C., will pay $50,000 in penalties and adopt sweeping reforms after allegedly ignoring repeated complaints from Black women tenants about violent and racist harassment by a white male neighbor — who was later convicted of a hate crime. (Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Informer)

UDR to Pay $50K After Failing to Protect Black Women Tenants From Hate, Harassment

by Stacy M. Brown March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

An aerial view of Nationals Park in southeast D.C. shows a military display of U.S. flags prior to the Washington Nationals' 2018 home opener against the New York Mets on April 5. (John E. De Freitas/The Washington Informer)

Game at Nationals Park

by James Wright Jr. June 12, 2024June 12, 2024