Brooklyn · Block 1788 · Lot 20 · 11205

524 Lafayette Avenue

3 floors · 9 apartments · 7,140 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: Capital R.E.-Bklyn, Llc

13open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 56 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 56 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 72 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 3 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 787 days
Next cycle year 2028
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-10-29 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 19, 2007LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#12467
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 6, 2006LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#11944
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#23241
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 19, 2007Boiler LL6291
Active
Jan 6, 2006Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (8) · C 0 · B 7 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Feb 6, 2020B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT ALL STORIES BALCONY, BUILDING FRONTMar 12, 2020
May 3, 2019B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING IN FLOWER POTS AT FIRE ESCAPE AT NORTH , 3rd STORYJun 7, 2019
Dec 8, 2009BSECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ***MINIMUM 100 WATTS REQUIRED***Jan 12, 2010
Jun 12, 2007BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES BALCONY CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, NORTH STACK AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORYJul 22, 2007
Jun 12, 2007BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES BALCONY CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, SOUTH STACK AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORYJul 22, 2007
Jun 12, 2007BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES BALCONY CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORYJul 22, 2007
Jul 28, 2006ASECTION 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALLS AT OR NEAR STAIRS PUBLIC HALL ALL STYSNov 24, 2006
Sep 8, 1998BSECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BOILER ROOM AT CELLAROct 26, 1998

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City records as of Nov 5, 2026, 9:55 PM ET. BBL 3017880020.

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