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Samuel Mengistu

Ward 5
1 Building
14 Open Violations
$25,300 Fines on Open Violations
Mar 2025 Last Violation

Violations

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

Violation Times Cited Fines Date Range Buildings
Smoke alarms missing — common areas 2 $4,935 2024–2025 1
Failure to install an approved carbon monoxide alarm in the immedia... 2 $4,935 2024–2025 1
Failure to make all means of egress doors readily openable from the... 1 $2,499 2025–2025 1
Windows or doors not weathertight 1 $609 2024–2024 1
Failure to maintain roof drains, gutters and downspouts in good rep... 1 $609 2024–2024 1
Failure to maintain premises or exterior property free from weeds o... 1 $609 2024–2024 1
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Failure to maintain exterior doors, door assemblies, operator syste... 1 $609 2024–2024 1
Smoke alarms missing — sleeping rooms 1 $2,499 2025–2025 1
Cracked plaster, holes, or water damage 1 $625 2025–2025 1
Failure of the owner to keep fire escapes, stairways, and other eg... 1 $2,436 2024–2024 1
Failure maintain fire extinguishers in accordance with NFPA 10 as r... 1 $2,436 2024–2024 1
A structure or attachment to a structure is unsafe or dangerous to ... 1 $2,499 2025–2025 1

Building

# Address Units Violations Fines Last Cited
1 900 19 th Street NE 4 14 $25,300 Mar 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.