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Frederick Douglass Housing

Ward 8
6 Buildings
32 Total Violations
$26,174 Fines Assessed
Mar 2026 Last Violation

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Repeat Violations

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

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Interior structure not in good repair 6 $7,524 2023–2026 3
Failure to promptly exterminate structures in which insects are fou... 5 $4,852 2023–2026 4
Interior surfaces unsanitary or in poor condition 4 $2,526 2025–2026 2
Cracked plaster, holes, or water damage 4 $2,526 2025–2026 2
Failure to maintain exterior doors, door assemblies, operator syste... 3 $1,805 2023–2025 2

Buildings

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 1425 Cedar Street SE Ward 8 7 11 $9,023 Feb 2026 2 1427 Cedar Street SE Ward 8 6 8 $7,665 May 2023 3 1440 Cedar Street SE Ward 8 6 6 $4,464 Jun 2025 4 1454 Bangor Street SE Ward 8 6 3 $2,499 Dec 2025 5 1436 Cedar Street SE Ward 8 7 3 $1,914 Mar 2026 6 1456 Bangor Street SE Ward 8 7 1 $609 Nov 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.