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§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN LAUNDRY CLOSET IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
(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.
§27-2107 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.
§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION ACOUSTIC SUSPENDED DROP CEILING AT CELLAR
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.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET AT CEIL
APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
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
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 A Violation — § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTIN
HPD Class A Violation — § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTIN
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE EXTENSION CORDS THROUGHOUT CELLAR
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2044 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS (VESTIBULE DOOR) AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD Class A Violation — § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVA