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Brooklyn · February 2026
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§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT A LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GASKET AT LOWER REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT A LOWER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17755261 ISSUED 12-MAR-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
§ 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT A UPPER LEVEL, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
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HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING IN
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GASKET AT LOWER REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCAT
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
PLUMBING — TOILET
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW