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Bronx · ZIP 10468 · BIN 2014647 · University Heights (North)-Fordham · Last violation Aug 13, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 1, 2026

NeighborhoodUniversity Heights (North)-Fordham
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 64% of buildings and more complaints than 99% of buildings in University Heights (North)-Fordham. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 78 violations · 570 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
12 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous12Class Bhazardous28

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, heat and hot water, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look in kitchen cabinets, under sinks, and along baseboards for droppings, dead insects, or signs of gnawing. Feel the radiator or baseboard heater and ask the agent whether heat reaches this unit during winter months. Check windows, door frames, and ceilings for cracks, peeling paint, water stains, or gaps where air enters.
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    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.
    • —Heat / hot water — Lack of heat, hot water, or heating system related issues affecting tenants.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1990
226
6 per year avg.↑ Up 875% in the last 2 years (78 vs 8 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
62
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ12
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ28
Rent-impairingⓘ4
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,068
45 per year avg.↑ Up 2011% in the last 2 years (570 vs 27 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access9%Violation issued8%No violation21%Phone resolved62%Other0%(1,068)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ43 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ9 violations
Paintingⓘ8 violations
Water Supplyⓘ8 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ6 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ3 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ3 violations
Egressⓘ3 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ498 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ47 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ27 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ19 complaints
Electricalⓘ8 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ4 complaints
Appliancesⓘ4 complaints
Elevatorⓘ1 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
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Bldg maintenance — General building repair, upkeep, and maintenance related housing code violations.

The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
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    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days8% (5)
    ▪ 30–90 days3% (2)
    ▪ 3–12 months21% (13)
    ▪ 1–3 years66% (41)
    ▪ 3+ years2% (1)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%0%
    Emergency90%80%
    Non-Emergency9%19%
    (404)
    (224)