Brooklyn · Block 2761 · Lot 17 · 11211

542 Metropolitan Avenue

3 floors · 3 apartments · 3,144 sq ft · built 1901 · class C0 · owner of record: Baiano,

9open 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 50 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 50 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 66 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 1 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 781 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 23, 2016Construction CLASS - 1
PLUMBING WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: THIS BLDG IS CURRENTLY UNDER A FULLINTERIOR GUT REHAB. AS A RESULT ALL OF THE EXISTING PLUMBING LINES(WASTE & WATER)HAVE BEEN REMOVED. ON 1ST,2ND & 3RD FLOORS PLUMBING WORK
#35124399N
Dec 27, 2016
IN VIOLATION
$0
Sep 23, 2016Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O A PERMIT. CONSTRUCTION NOTED: THIS BLDG IS CURRENTLY UNDER A FULL INTERIOR GUT REHAB. THE EXISTING PARTITIONING WALLS ARE ALL REMOVED.(DEMOLISHED)& IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING W/NEW WALLS. ALL OF
#35124398L
Dec 27, 2016
IN VIOLATION
$0
Sep 23, 2016Unknown CLASS - 1
ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: THIS BLDG IS UNDERGOING FULL INTERIOR GUT REHAB. ALL OF THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL WIRING & FIXTURES HAVE BEEN REMOVED & IN SOME PLACES NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING,PANEL BOXES,IS BEI
#35124397J
Dec 27, 2016
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 14, 2016FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00295
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 14, 2016FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00293
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Dec 14, 2016FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00294
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 14, 2016AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Dec 14, 2016AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Dec 14, 2016AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
HPD (0)

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City records as of Nov 11, 2026, 8:44 AM ET. BBL 3027610017.

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