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Melvin L Humphrey

Ward 5 Ward 7
6 Buildings
68 Total Violations
$71,180 Fines Assessed
Oct 2025 Last Violation

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One of the worst landlords in Ward 7.

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Repeat Violations

Violation types cited 3 or more times across this landlord's properties.

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 8 $16,944 2021–2021 1
Windows or doors not weathertight 5 $2,830 2021–2023 2
Cracked plaster, holes, or water damage 5 $2,770 2021–2023 2
Failure to replace electrical distribution equipment, motor circuit... 3 $3,177 2021–2021 1
Failure to prevent inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle from bei... 3 $1,780 2021–2025 3
Failure to maintain sidewalk, walkway, driveway, stairs or similar ... 3 $1,650 2021–2023 2
Failure to maintain premises or exterior property free from weeds o... 3 $1,780 2021–2025 3
Failure to properly install and maintain a plumbing fixture in wor... 3 $1,590 2021–2021 1

Buildings

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 424 Ridge Road SE Ward 7 21 47 $50,626 Sep 2025 2 5035 Benning Road SE Ward 7 2 9 $8,374 Nov 2023 3 5124 Southern Avenue SE Ward 7 — 2 $4,872 Jul 2024 4 1901 H Street NE Ward 5 — 4 $3,748 Oct 2025 5 3400 Minnesota Avenue SE Ward 7 12 4 $2,500 Aug 2025 6 4819 Blaine Street NE Ward 7 — 2 $1,060 May 2021

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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.