Cheryl Wheeler — Worst Landlords

Violations

Open violations at this landlord's buildings, grouped by type, most often cited first.

Interior structure not in good repair 2 $2,498 2025–2025 1

Permitting to exist on the premises discarded or abandoned refriger... 1 $2,358 2023–2023 1

Occupant of a structure not disposing of garbage in a clean and san... 1 $590 2023–2023 1

Failure to provide a proper handrail for stairs having more than th... 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

Unsafe cooking or water heating appliances 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

Failure to prevent inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle from bei... 1 $590 2023–2023 1

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Failure to maintain premises or exterior property free from weeds o... 1 $590 2023–2023 1

Failure to maintain interior doors capable of being opened and clos... 1 $125 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain exterior property and premises, and the interio... 1 $590 2023–2023 1

Smoke alarms missing — common areas 1 $2,499 2025–2025 1

Allowing a dangerous structure or premises to exist consisting of a... 1 $2,499 2025–2025 1

Building

1 1315 Irving Street NE 12 $14,837 Jul 2025

What you can do

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Violation and fine data from DC Department of Buildings open records. Fines shown are assessed amounts; DC does not publish collected amounts. "Last cited" is the date of the most recent violation recorded for each building.