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§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT 3RD STORY BALCONY, BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERTED LOCK INSTALLED AT EXTERIOR OF BULKHEAD DOOR PREVENTING REENTRY INTO BUILDING FROM ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CABLE WIRE ACROSS ROOF TRIP HAZZARD
Bed-Stuy is Brooklyn's brownstone capital — block after block of stunning Victorian and Romanesque row houses, many beautifully restored. The neighborhood's Black cultural heritage runs deep (Biggie grew up here), and the restaurant scene on Tompkins and Lewis Avenues has exploded.
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERTED LOCK INSTALLED AT EXTERIOR OF BULKHEAD DOOR PREVENTING
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT P
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CABLE WIRE ACROSS ROOF TRIP HAZZARD
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS AT WALL AT ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION AT EAST WALL
HPD Class B Violation — (B) 27-2141(C) HMC: ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER MUST REMAIN POSTED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE ORDER IS RESCINDED. A COPY FO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION AT EAST WALL
HPD Class B Violation — (B) 27-2142(A) HMC: THE FOLLOWING DWELLING UNITS WERE REOCCUPIED WHILE BEING SUBJECT TO AN ORDER TO REPAIR/VACATE ORDER