1478 EAST 5 STREET is a late-20th-century 1973 building, 2 units in Midwood, NYC. Owned by IVAN SKALA AS TRUSTEE. Public records show 29 open violations, 5 311 complaints, 1 active litigation matter on file.
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§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASHBASIN CABINET DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§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.
§27-2107 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.
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Midwood is a quiet, leafy Brooklyn neighborhood with a strong Orthodox Jewish community centered on Ocean Avenue and Avenue J. The commercial strips are modest but functional, and the neighborhood offers the kind of stable, family-oriented living that's increasingly hard to find in the borough.
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WASHBASIN CABINET DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT
HPD Class B Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
GENERAL — CABINET
ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
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 I Violation — §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20