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Gebru, Mesfin M

Ward 4
1 Building
10 Open Violations
$18,819 Fines on Open Violations
Nov 2022 Last Violation

Violations

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

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 3 $6,642 2022–2022 1
Failure to install approved or properly maintain carbon monoxide de... 2 $4,428 2022–2022 1
Failure maintain fire extinguishers in accordance with NFPA 10 as r... 2 $4,428 2022–2022 1
Permitting an unsafe exterior structural condition to exist on prem... 1 $1,107 2022–2022 1
Failure to install an approved permanent sign adjacent to each manu... 1 $1,107 2022–2022 1
(Failure to keep all illuminated ?Exit? signs illuminated when the ... 1 $1,107 2022–2022 1

Building

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 1224 Missouri Avenue NW 4 10 $18,819 Nov 2022

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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.