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Brooklyn · February 2026
Best & worst months to sign a lease
Potential savings: ~12% by timing your move to February.
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 8C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 8C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
The eastern stretch of East New York borders Queens and has a distinctly suburban feel — detached houses, quiet blocks, and a predominantly Caribbean and Latino community. The Gateway Center mall provides shopping, and the area is slowly attracting new development.
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UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
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PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING