Brooklyn · Block 3041 · Lot 13 · 11206

72 Scholes Street

4 floors · 8 apartments · 7,000 sq ft · built 1920 · class C1 · owner of record: Zev Zafir Inc

5open violations
$26,250ECB/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 65 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 65 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 81 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 796 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: 2026-04-20 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (7) · $26,250 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 3, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO OBEY A VACATE ORDER FROM THE COMMISSIONER. NOTED: FAILURE TO OBEY VACATE ORDER #B03/2026 ISSUED ON 01/02/2026, APT #1L STILL OCCUPIED. REMEDY: COMPLY WITH VACATE ORDER.
#35725821N
Jun 24, 2027
$10,000
Mar 3, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
REMOVED OR DEFACED A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER. NOTED: AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION A WRITTEN POSTED VACATE ORDER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FRONT ENTRY DOOR, VACATE ORDER #B03/2026 ISSUED ON 01/02/2026 AND IT WA
#35725820L
Jun 24, 2027
$5,000
Jan 2, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION FOR EVERY BEDROOM. NOTED ATOF INSPECTION ROOM AT CENTER OF UNIT 1L ON THE 1ST FLOOR BEING USED A
#35725656Z
Jun 24, 2027
$2,500
Jan 2, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
B. C. 907.2.8. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM CLASS "J" AS PER B. C. 907.2.8 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APARTMENT 1L ON THE 1ST FLOOR. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE
#35725655R
Jun 24, 2027
$2,500
Jan 2, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER WHERE IS REQUIRED AS PER B. C. 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APARTMENT 1L ON THE 1ST FLOOR. REMEDY: DISCONT
#35725654P
Jun 24, 2027
$2,500
Jan 2, 2026Quality of Life CLASS - 2
PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT REDIDENTIALPURPOSES. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS INIDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS A CLASS "A" MULTIPLE DWELLING. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOT
#35725653N
Jun 24, 2027
$2,500
Jan 2, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. WORK NOTED AT CENTER OF UNIT 1L HAVING ERECTED FULL HEIGHT POSTITION WALL CREATING A BEDROOM WITHOUT NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION. REMEDY: OBTAIN ALL PERMITS.
#35725657K
Jun 24, 2027
$1,250
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#39040
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (4) · C 0 · B 4 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Dec 12, 2012BApt 3L · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT EASTJan 16, 2013
Dec 12, 2012BApt 4L · SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, APARTMENT AT EASTJan 16, 2013
May 4, 2007BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FLOOR ESCUTCHEON IN THE 3rd BEDROOM 3 FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORYJun 20, 2007
May 4, 2007BApt 2R · SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING HASP AND STAPLE, PADLOCKED IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WESTJun 20, 2007

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City records as of Oct 27, 2026, 4:42 PM ET. BBL 3030410013.

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