Ira F Palmer — Worst Landlords

Violations

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

Cracked plaster, holes, or water damage 8 $5,000 2025–2025 1

Interior structure not in good repair 6 $7,494 2025–2025 1

Failure to provide a proper handrail for stairs having more than th... 5 $6,245 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain sidewalk, walkway, driveway, stairs or similar ... 5 $3,125 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain exterior stairway, deck, porch, balcony, or a... 2 $2,498 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain all openings to the external air between March... 2 $250 2025–2025 1

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Failure to maintain all accessory structures, including detached ga... 2 $1,250 2025–2025 1

Failure to eliminate peeling, flaking, or chipping paint covered by... 2 $2,498 2025–2025 1

failure to maintain handrails and guards in a firmly fastened manne... 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

Permitting an unsafe exterior structural condition to exist on prem... 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

Failure to repair, remove or cover peeling, chipping, flaking or ab... 1 $625 2025–2025 1

Failure to provide required self-closing and self-latching gate or ... 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

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

Failure to maintain foundation wall free from open cracks or breaks 1 $625 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain exterior walls free from holes, breaks, or loos... 1 $625 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain all accessory structures, including detached ga... 1 $625 2025–2025 1

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

Building

1 1801 33 rd Street SE 41 $37,231 Nov 2025

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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.