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Brooklyn · ZIP 11226 · BIN 3117147 · Flatbush · Last violation Aug 7, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 6, 2026

NeighborhoodFlatbush
More violations than 97% of nearby buildings
More violations than 97% of buildings and more complaints than 99% of buildings in Flatbush. 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: 297 violations · 538 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
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Severityⓘopen violations
85 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 hazardous85Class Bhazardous29

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including mold and pests, and fire safety.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look under kitchen and bathroom sinks, in corners, and along baseboards for droppings, live insects, or signs of gnawing. Check window sills and frames for cracks, gaps, or missing hardware that should hold a safety guard.
    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 — Missing, damaged, or improperly installed window guards required for child safety.

    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 1992
1,442
41 per year avg.↓ Down 58% in the last 2 years (297 vs 712 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
127
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ85
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ29
Rent-impairingⓘ3
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2003
3,005
125 per year avg.↓ Down 29% in the last 2 years (538 vs 753 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access21%Violation issued21%No violation34%Phone resolved22%Other1%(3,005)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ441 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ132 violations
Paintingⓘ99 violations
Water Supplyⓘ95 violations
Egressⓘ95 violations
Cleaningⓘ70 violations
Lead-Based Paintⓘ68 violations
Heat And Hot Waterⓘ40 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Bldg maintenanceⓘ277 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ267 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ262 complaints
Heat / hot waterⓘ222 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ123 complaints
Electricalⓘ76 complaints
Appliancesⓘ26 complaints
Elevatorⓘ2 complaints
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Violation log

725 violations · Class B

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
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 days9% (11)
    ▪ 30–90 days20% (26)
    ▪ 3–12 months28% (35)
    ▪ 1–3 years31% (39)
    ▪ 3+ years13% (16)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency1%4%
    Emergency51%46%
    Non-Emergency48%49%
    (180)
    (1,297)
    Issued
    Description
    Class BClosed3HSep 19, 2012REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVERS AT 2 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed3HSep 19, 2012REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 2 METAL ESCUTCHEONS AT STEAM RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed3HSep 19, 2012REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER EAST WALL UNDER SINK AND NEAR GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed3HSep 19, 2012REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 2 METAL ESCUTCHEONS AT STEAM RISER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2EJul 27, 2012REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILE FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed5JJul 5, 2011ABATE THE NUISANCE OF BEDBUGS · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed5JJul 5, 2011ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR AT 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS SEALED UP IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed4FJun 25, 2010REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed4FJun 25, 2010ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed2DSep 16, 2008REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION§ 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed2-IFeb 27, 2001REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-I, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed—Apr 20, 1999REPAIR BROKEN PAYING · PAVING AND GRADING§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR CENTER.
    Class BClosed—Apr 20, 1999ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING CENTER CELLAR.
    Class BClosed—Apr 20, 1999REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING CELLAR THRU OUT.
    Class BClosed2IJan 26, 1999REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES FLOOR AND WALLS BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2I. LOCATED AT APT 2I
    Class BClosed2IJan 26, 1999ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATERSTAIN CEILING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2I. LOCATED AT APT 2I
    Class BClosed—Aug 26, 1997REPLACE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL COVER SEWER PIT BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
    Class BClosed—Oct 8, 1996PROVIDE · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR AIR CONDITIONER UNITS AT 2ND 3RD 4TH AND 5TH STY FRONT OF BLDG
    Class BClosed
    Sep 19, 2012Apt 3H
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVERS AT 2 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 19, 2012Apt 3H
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 2 METAL ESCUTCHEONS AT STEAM RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 19, 2012Apt 3H
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER EAST WALL UNDER SINK AND NEAR GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Sep 19, 2012Apt 3H
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING 2 METAL ESCUTCHEONS AT STEAM RISER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3H, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING & NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF MICE · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    NO CO DETECTOR OR DETECTOR NOT OPERATIONAL · CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 27, 2012Apt 2E
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILE FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 5, 2011Apt 5J
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF BEDBUGS · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed
    Jul 5, 2011Apt 5J
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOOR AT 2ND MEANS OF EGRESS SEALED UP IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5J, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
    Class BClosed
    Jun 25, 2010Apt 4F
    REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR · SMOKE DETECTING DEVICES
    § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Jun 25, 2010Apt 4F
    ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class BClosed
    Sep 16, 2008Apt 2D
    REMOVE VERMIN · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATION
    § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class BClosed
    Feb 27, 2001Apt 2-I
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2-I, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class BClosed
    Apr 20, 1999
    REPAIR BROKEN PAYING · PAVING AND GRADING
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR CENTER.
    Class BClosed
    Apr 20, 1999
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES CEILING CENTER CELLAR.
    Class BClosed
    Apr 20, 1999
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING CELLAR THRU OUT.
    Class BClosed
    Jan 26, 1999Apt 2I
    REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES FLOOR AND WALLS BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2I. LOCATED AT APT 2I
    Class BClosed
    Jan 26, 1999Apt 2I
    ABATE THE NUISANCE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF WATERSTAIN CEILING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2 STY SOUTHWEST APT 2I. LOCATED AT APT 2I
    Class BClosed
    Aug 26, 1997
    REPLACE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL COVER SEWER PIT BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
    Class BClosed
    Oct 8, 1996
    PROVIDE · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR AIR CONDITIONER UNITS AT 2ND 3RD 4TH AND 5TH STY FRONT OF BLDG
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