Brooklyn · Block 1996 · Lot 50 · 11216

53 Jefferson Avenue

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,296 sq ft · built 1899 · class C0 · owner of record: Morris, Patricia

5open violations
$11,250ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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 64 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 64 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 80 days
Annual
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

OverdueNo current registration found
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 795 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5) · $11,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Oct 15, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
ATI OBSERVED: A 3-STORY EXISTING BUILDING.SIDEWALK SHED/OHP IN PLACE AT EXPOSURE #1 WITH PERMIT# B00909072-I1-SH.UPON REVIEWING DEPARTMENT RECORDS IT APPEARS THE PERMIT EXPIRED ON 08/17/2024,CREATING UNSAFE CON
#39560619M
Dec 23, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Aug 13, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED: SIDEWALK SHED/OHP IN PLACE AT EXPOSURE# 1 WITH PERMIT# B00909072-I1-SH UPON REVIEW DEPARTMENT RECORD IT APPEAR PERMIT EXPIRED ON 08/17/2024, CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION, NO SUPE
#39557903M
Oct 21, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Mar 20, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SUMMONS # 39519609Y., FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39181317R
Jul 2, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
Jul 21, 2023Construction CLASS - 1
OBSERVED IN BETWEEN THE 3 AND 4 FLOOR MIDDLE WINDOW DECORATIVE BROWNSTONE ABOVE WINDOW IS COMPLETELY MISSED EXPOSING BRICKS SOME BRICKS HAVE FALLEN OFF ALSO. WINDOW IS RIGHT ABOVE ENTRY WAY TOO BASEMENT ENTR
#39519609Y
Sep 27, 2023
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Dec 3, 2009Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING WALLS OR APPURTENANCES.NOTED AT FRONT FA CADE 2ND FLOOR MIDDLE WINDOW,TOP DECORATIVE TRIM IS SEPARATING FROM BROWNSTONE AND ENDANGER OF FAILING.ALSO CRACKS SPALLING AT TOP FRONT
#34817169N
Jan 25, 2010
WRITTEN OFF
$0
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Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 15, 2026ECBUnknown: ATI OBSERVED: A 3-STORY EXISTING BUILDING.SIDEWALK SHED/OHP IN PLACE AT EXPOSURE #1 WITH PERMIT# B00909072-I1-SH.UPON REVIEWING DEPARTMENT RECORDS IT APPEARS THE PERMIT EXPIRED ON 08/17/2024,CREATING UNSAFE CONOpen
Aug 13, 2026ECBUnknown: AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED: SIDEWALK SHED/OHP IN PLACE AT EXPOSURE# 1 WITH PERMIT# B00909072-I1-SH UPON REVIEW DEPARTMENT RECORD IT APPEAR PERMIT EXPIRED ON 08/17/2024, CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION, NO SUPEOpen

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City records as of Oct 28, 2026, 3:05 AM ET. BBL 3019960050.

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