James, Elifia T — Worst Landlords

Violations

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

Failure to maintain roof drains, gutters and downspouts in good rep... 3 $1,872 2025–2026 1

failure to maintain handrails and guards in a firmly fastened manne... 1 $1,218 2025–2025 1

Permitting an unsafe exterior structural condition to exist on prem... 1 $1,218 2025–2025 1

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

Failure to provide a proper guard of required height on an open por... 1 $1,274 2026–2026 1

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Failure to maintain sidewalk, walkway, driveway, stairs or similar ... 1 $609 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain premises or exterior property free from weeds o... 1 $609 2025–2025 1

Failure to maintain all accessory structures, including detached ga... 1 $609 2025–2025 1

Failure to eliminate and repaint surfaces with peeling, flaking or ... 1 $609 2025–2025 1

Failure to display street number of premises in conformance with th... 1 $122 2025–2025 1

Building

1 115 53 rd Street NE 13 $10,607 Feb 2026

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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.