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Eleanor Smith

Ward 8
1 Building
7 Open Violations
$11,693 Fines on Open Violations
Dec 2024 Last Violation

Violations

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

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Having bars, grilles, grates or similar devices over emergency esca... 2 $4,872 2024–2024 1
Failure to maintain sidewalk, walkway, driveway, stairs or similar ... 1 $609 2024–2024 1
Failure to maintain interior doors capable of being opened and clos... 1 $122 2024–2024 1
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 1 $2,436 2024–2024 1
Failure to install and/or maintain in good working order, a deadbol... 1 $1,218 2024–2024 1
Failure to continuously maintain fire alarm systems in accordance w... 1 $2,436 2024–2024 1

Building

# Address Violations Fines Last Cited
1 53 Elmira Street SW 7 $11,693 Dec 2024

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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.