Columbia Garden LP — Worst Landlords

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One of the worst landlords in Ward 1. Ranked #6 in the ward by total fines assessed.

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Repeat Violations

Violation types cited 3 or more times across this landlord's properties.

Unsafe cooking or water heating appliances 13 $13,601 2019–2020 1

Mechanical or electrical systems unmaintained 13 $13,611 2020–2020 1

Failure to maintain all fire and smokestop doors in operable condition 11 $23,005 2019–2020 1

Cracked plaster, holes, or water damage 6 $3,144 2020–2020 1

Interior surfaces unsanitary or in poor condition 5 $2,620 2020–2020 1

Failure to maintain every window, other than a fixed window, in an ... 4 $1,676 2019–2020 1

Failure to correct electrical system that constitutes a hazard to t... 4 $4,178 2019–2020 1

Tampered with, removed, destroyed, disconnected, or removed the bat... 3 $6,279 2020–2020 1

Building

1 3513 13 th Street NW Ward 1 21 97 $109,534 Dec 2020

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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.