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Bronx · ZIP 10453 · BIN 2114714 · University Heights (South)-Morris Heights · Last violation Aug 6, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 11, 2026

NeighborhoodUniversity Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Above-average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 68% of buildings and more complaints than 84% of buildings in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights. 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: 193 violations · 439 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
20 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 hazardous20Class Bhazardous14

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, fire safety, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under sinks and in corners for droppings, dead insects, or live pests; check walls and ceilings for mold or water stains. Push on stair railings and test whether doors in hallways and stairwells open and close freely without obstruction. Turn on faucets and lights throughout the unit and check the walls, ceilings, and window frames for water damage, peeling paint, or visible cracks.
    details ▸

    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.
    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2012
397
26 per year avg.↑ Up 329% in the last 2 years (193 vs 45 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
43
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ20
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ14
Rent-impairingⓘ1
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2006
1,361
65 per year avg.↑ Up 193% in the last 2 years (439 vs 150 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access15%Violation issued11%No violation29%Phone resolved45%Other0%(1,361)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ69 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ59 violations
Egressⓘ31 violations
Cleaningⓘ22 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ16 violations
Water Supplyⓘ12 violations
Paintingⓘ11 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ11 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ221 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ181 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ73 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ58 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ38 complaints
Appliancesⓘ24 complaints
Electricalⓘ15 complaints
Elevatorⓘ1 complaints
Adminⓘ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
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on a faucet in the kitchen and bathroom and feel whether hot water arrives, and check radiators or baseboards for warmth when the heat is on.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • 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 days49% (20)
    ▪ 30–90 days39% (16)
    ▪ 3–12 months12% (5)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%4%
    Emergency42%65%
    Non-Emergency57%32%
    (292)
    (341)