James John — Worst Landlords

Violations

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

Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 2 $4,935 2024–2025 1

Failure to take proper precautions after pest elimination to elimin... 1 $625 2025–2025 1

Unsafe cooking or water heating appliances 1 $1,218 2024–2024 1

Failure to maintain premises or exterior property free from weeds o... 1 $609 2024–2024 1

Interior surfaces unsanitary or in poor condition 1 $625 2025–2025 1

Interior structure not in good repair 1 $1,249 2025–2025 1

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

Failure to install an approved carbon monoxide alarm in the immedia... 1 $2,436 2024–2024 1

Building

1 1213 Penn Street NE 4 9 $14,196 Jan 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.