1397 Congress Street SE

Ward 8 ANC 8E 6 units Built c. 1949 Map ↗ Nearby buildings → Print flyer ↗
8
Violations (last 2 yrs)
$9,370
Fines (last 2 yrs)
10
Total violations
$10,430
Total fines
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Violations

12-G DCMR § 305.3
Failure to correct cracked or loose plaster, holes, decayed wood, water damage and/or other defective surface conditions
avg $578
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Show details · 4 occurrences · $2,310 in fines
Dec 17, 2025 $625 CAP 26NOIR-INS-01632 Entire Unit Interior
Dec 17, 2025 $625 CAP 26NOIR-INS-01632 Kitchen Interior
Jan 19, 2021 $530 CAP 21ENF-HOUS-02225 Living room Interior
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Jan 19, 2021 $530 CAP 21ENF-HOUS-02225 Sleeping Room Interior
IPMC § 505.4
Failure to provide water heating facilities which provide water at a minimum temperature of 110?F 43? C .
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $1,249 in fines
Dec 17, 2025 $1,249 CAP 26NOIR-INS-01632 Entire Unit Interior
IPMC § 605.3
Failure to have at least one electric luminaire in every public hall, interior stairway, toilet room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, boiler room, and furnace room
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $625 in fines
Dec 17, 2025 $625 CAP 26NOIR-INS-01632 Hallway Interior
IPMC § 305.1
Failure to maintain interior of structure and equipment therein in good repair, structurally sound and in sanitary condition
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $1,249 in fines
Dec 17, 2025 $1,249 CAP 26NOIR-INS-01632 Kitchen Interior
IPMC § 601.2
Failure by owner to provide or maintain the required mechanical and electrical facilities
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $1,249 in fines
Dec 16, 2025 $1,249 CAP 26NOIE-INS-01042
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12-G DCMR § 602.2
Failure to provide heating facilities for residential occupancies which are capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68?F20?C in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $2,499 in fines
Dec 16, 2025 $2,499 CAP 26NOIE-INS-01042 Entire Unit Interior
IPMC § 604.1
Failure to provide occupied buildings with an electrical system in compliance with the requirements of Section 604 and Section 605 of the Property Maintenance Code
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Show details · 1 occurrence · $1,249 in fines
Dec 16, 2025 $1,249 CAP 26NOIE-INS-01042 Entire Unit Interior

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