No taxation, no representation

Just because you buy a house in Washington, D.C., it doesn’t mean you own that property forever. If you don’t pay your property tax, your home could be taken from you by the government. And if you do pay your taxes, the government can still take your property from you if they really needed it for a community improvement project or something similar. So, you don’t really own anything in Washington, D.C. You’re just borrowing.