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James A Spruill

Ward 1
1 Building
8 Open Violations
$11,156 Fines on Open Violations
Apr 2026 Last Violation

Violations

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

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Failure to install electrical equipment, wiring, or appliances in a... 3 $1,662 2022–2022 1
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 2 $4,428 2022–2022 1
Failure to restore exterior surface of a structure or building to a... 1 $638 2026–2026 1
Failure to install or maintain single- or multiple-station smoke al... 1 $2,214 2022–2022 1
Failure to install an approved carbon monoxide alarm in the immedia... 1 $2,214 2022–2022 1

Building

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 3219 Georgia Avenue NW 2 8 $11,156 Apr 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.