Queens · Block 3435 · Lot 6 · 11385

559 Seneca Avenue

3 floors · 6 apartments · 4,650 sq ft · built 1930 · class C2 · owner of record: Seneca Terrace 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 67 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 67 days
Annual
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: 2025-08-20 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 67 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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 83 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
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 5 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1163 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Apr 27, 2016Unknown CLASS - 2
ELECTRICAL WORK W/OUT A PERMIT.OBSERVED @ 10:15AM (1) NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL INSTALLED IN APT 1R.NO APPL ON FILE FOR NEW PANEL.REM:OBTAINPERMIT.
#35159881L
Sep 27, 2016
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 27, 2016Unknown CLASS - 2
UNAPPROVED UNSAFE UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DEVICES APPARATUS APPLIANCES MATERIALS OR WIRING IN USE.DEFECTIVE EXHAUST CEILING FAN IN BATHRM APT#3L & DEFECTIVE FIXTURE WIRING IN HALLWAYS.REM:COMPLY W/EC CO
#35159882N
Oct 7, 2016
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 27, 2015Quality of Life CLASS - 2
RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIED.DEPT OF BLDG RECORDS INDICATE PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED FOR(6)FAMILIES 1,2&3RD FL,CELLAR:BOILER ROOM & S
#35036264X
May 12, 2015
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Mar 27, 2015Construction CLASS - 1
WORK W/O A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@ CELLAR LEVEL ERECTED FULL HEIGHT PARTITIONS FOR(2)ROOMS& A BATHROOM.INSTALLED WATER & WASTE LINES FOR A RESIDENTIAL SINK & A (3)PIECE BATHROOM(TOILET,SINK,SHOWER)INSTALLED ELECTRI
#35036263Y
May 12, 2015
WRITTEN OFF
$0
Mar 26, 2015Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.DEFECTS NOTED:@ 1ST & 3RD FL OBSTRUCTION OF EGRESS PATH ITEMS STORED IN PUBLIC HALLWAY(BOEX,BICYCLE,BABY CARRIAGES,SHOPPING CARTS).@ FRONT ENTRY OF PREMISES(EXP
#35036265H
May 12, 2015
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 30, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
#40234
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 17, 2015FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00273
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 17, 2015FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
#00274
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 31, 2005LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#22137
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 30, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Active
Jun 17, 2015AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Jun 17, 2015AEUHAZ FTC-AEU-HAZ
Active
Jan 31, 2005Boiler LL6291
Active
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