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Leslie M James

Ward 5
1 Building
3 Open Violations
$4,318 Fines on Open Violations
Feb 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 provide or maintain a water heater which has an approved... 1 $1,179 2023–2023 1
Failure to provide heating facilities for residential occupancies ... 1 $2,549 2026–2026 1
Failure to maintain structures and exterior property free from rode... 1 $590 2023–2023 1

Building

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 1041 16 th Street NE 4 3 $4,318 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.