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Brooklyn · March 2026
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT THE ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCH AT ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
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.
Rodent — Signs of Rodents
WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
Graffiti
Rodent — Signs of Rodents
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS