When the only affordable landlord in Washington D.C. is a convent
Forget roommates from hell—young professionals in the capital found the ultimate housing hack by moving in with the sisters.
Living in Washington D.C. has become so expensive that young women were actually signing leases at a local convent. For a decade, the sisters provided a roof over the heads of students and junior staffers who would otherwise be priced out of the city entirely.
The arrangement was exactly what you’d imagine: quiet nights, shared chores, and probably fewer wild parties than the average Adams Morgan group house. It was essentially the only way to avoid a soul-crushing commute while trying to start a career. Now, the community is shutting its doors, leaving a group of people to scramble back into the nightmare of the traditional rental market.
Nothing says the housing crisis has officially jumped the shark quite like a convent being the most competitive rental option in the city.
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