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Rhett James

Ward 8
1 Building
10 Open Violations
$17,840 Fines on Open Violations
Jan 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
Unsafe stairs or walking surfaces 5 $6,370 2026–2026 1
Failure to provide or maintain a water heater which has an approved... 1 $1,274 2026–2026 1
Failure to provide heating facilities for residential occupancies ... 1 $2,549 2026–2026 1
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 1 $2,549 2026–2026 1
Failure of owner of the premises to provide and maintain code compl... 1 $2,549 2026–2026 1
(Failure to maintain the required fire-resistance rating of fire-re... 1 $2,549 2026–2026 1

Building

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 1527 17 th Street SE 4 10 $17,840 Jan 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.