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Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · BIN 3116276 · East Flatbush-Erasmus · Last violation Jul 24, 2026 · Last complaint Jul 29, 2026

NeighborhoodEast Flatbush-Erasmus
More violations than 86% of nearby buildings
More violations than 86% of buildings and more complaints than 90% of buildings in East Flatbush-Erasmus. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 317 violations · 433 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
44 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 hazardous44Class Bhazardous87

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and building maintenance.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look along the baseboards and floor corners for droppings, dead insects, or sticky traps. Check cabinet and closet surfaces, pipes, and walls for water stains, peeling paint, or soft spots.
    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.
    • —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)
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1991
1,168
32 per year avg.↑ Up 15% in the last 2 years (317 vs 276 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
155
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ44
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ87
Rent-impairingⓘ4
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
2,137
89 per year avg.↑ Up 120% in the last 2 years (433 vs 197 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access19%Violation issued30%No violation37%Phone resolved13%Other1%(2,137)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ438 violations
Cleaningⓘ172 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ120 violations
Water Supplyⓘ102 violations
Paintingⓘ78 violations
Egressⓘ51 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ46 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ40 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Mold & pestsⓘ494 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ422 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ373 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ292 complaints
Appliancesⓘ85 complaints
Electricalⓘ79 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ41 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
Outdoor / structuralⓘ1 complaints
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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
— 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 hot water at the kitchen sink and bathroom sink and feel the water temperature after running for one minute.
    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)
  • Lead-paint violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look for paint that is peeling, chipped, or cracked on interior walls, trim, windows, doors, and door frames.
    details ▸

    Buildings built before 1960 may still contain lead-based paint, which causes behavioral and learning problems in young children, who can swallow dust and paint chips from windowsills and floors.

    If a child under six lives with you, or spends 10 or more hours a week in your apartment, tell the owner in writing, which is what obliges them to inspect annually. Report peeling paint, and call 311 if it is not fixed or if repair work is raising dust that is not being contained.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days1% (2)
    ▪ 30–90 days63% (98)
    ▪ 3–12 months12% (19)
    ▪ 1–3 years12% (18)
    ▪ 3+ years12% (18)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%4%
    Emergency51%52%
    Non-Emergency48%44%
    (326)
    (337)