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Brooklyn · March 2026
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AT FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL PARTS ALL STORYIES BALCONIES AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AT FIRE ESCAPE
§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON ENTRANCE DOOR AT ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
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 B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. ADJUST THE DROPLADDER SO THAT IT WILL SLIDE EASILY IN THE GUIDE RODS AT THE FR
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL PA
HPD Class I Violation — §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON ENTRANCE DOOR AT ROOM W
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1s
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT CEILING AT
SAFETY — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE