255 SARATOGA AVENUE is a prewar 1899 building, 3 units in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC. Owned by HOWARD, DONOUS. Public records show 314 open violations, 106 311 complaints, 2 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction.
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING , 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE DOOR AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
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The eastern stretch of Bed-Stuy along Fulton Street has a grittier, more authentic energy than the polished western blocks. Stuyvesant Avenue's brownstones are among the finest in the borough, and the neighborhood's deep-rooted Black community supports a growing local business scene.
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Eviction Executed — Apt 1 — Possession
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING , 1st STORY
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE DOOR AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2,
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM E
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM E
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE APPROXIMATELY 4 SQ/FT OF MOLD AT THE CERAMIC WALL
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV