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Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · BIN 3117119 · Flatbush · Last violation Aug 6, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 7, 2026

NeighborhoodFlatbush
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 98% of buildings in Flatbush. 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: 222 violations · 526 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
94 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 hazardous94Class Bhazardous276

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, building maintenance, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under and behind the kitchen sink and in the bathroom for signs of roaches, rodents, or droppings. Check walls and ceilings for water stains, soft spots, or crumbling plaster. Open the stairwell door and look down the stairs and hallway to see if anything blocks the path or exits.
    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.
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Violations over time

5 yrsAll time

Latest violation: Aug 6, 2026.

Complaints over time

5 yrs
Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 1997
758
25 per year avg.↑ Up 19% in the last 2 years (222 vs 187 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
444
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ94
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ276
Rent-impairingⓘ20
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
1,317
55 per year avg.↑ Up 276% in the last 2 years (526 vs 140 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access29%Violation issued24%No violation38%Phone resolved8%Other0%(1,317)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ199 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ55 violations
Cleaningⓘ44 violations
Egressⓘ42 violations
Water Supplyⓘ36 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ32 violations
Paintingⓘ29 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ28 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Bldg maintenanceⓘ168 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ158 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ133 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ57 complaints
Electricalⓘ52 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ37 complaints
Appliancesⓘ36 complaints
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See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.

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 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)
    • All time

    Latest violation: Aug 7, 2026.

    Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days2% (10)
    ▪ 30–90 days24% (107)
    ▪ 3–12 months11% (49)
    ▪ 1–3 years30% (133)
    ▪ 3+ years33% (145)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency2%7%
    Emergency39%46%
    Non-Emergency59%47%
    (470)
    (280)