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Manhattan · February 2026
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UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE O
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 2
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 12th STORY,
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 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 I Violation — §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-20
FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
PAINT/PLASTER — DOOR/FRAME
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1G, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''321''
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT MI, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT MI, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 10D, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§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.
Alphabet City — Avenues A through D — is the East Village's grittier, more residential sibling. Community gardens dot the blocks, Tompkins Square Park anchors the social scene, and the Dominican and Puerto Rican roots run deep alongside newer craft cocktail spots.