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Brooklyn · February 2026
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§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT 2ND STORY BALCONY NORTH STACK, BUILDING FRONT
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE DOOR KNOB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BULKHEAD ROOF DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE DOOR KNOB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON DOOR TO ROOM WITH FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Brownsville has long been one of Brooklyn's toughest neighborhoods, but community-led organizations like the Brownsville Community Justice Center are driving change. Public housing dominates the landscape, rents are among the city's lowest, and a fierce sense of community persists.
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE DOOR KNOB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON DOOR TO ROOM
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A DEVICE (SLIDING BOLT WITH PAD LOCKABLE EYE) INSTAL
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE DOOR KNOB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON DOOR TO ROOM
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BULKHEAD ROO
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY,
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPRX 50 SQUARE FEET AT
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT INSTALLED AT WINDOW LEADING TO F
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY,
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT BULKHEAD AT