Cummings and other Democrats have been seeking records and a briefing with company officials to help them determine if the New York-based firm had "failed to maintain rental units throughout the Baltimore region in compliance with the quality standards established by HUD for properties that participate in federal subsidy programs, such as the Section 8 rental assistance program," according to the letter Cummings sent Oct. 20 to Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.