Brooklyn · Block 1782 · Lot 23 · 11221

870 Dekalb Avenue

3 floors · 4 apartments · 2,700 sq ft · built 1931 · class S4 · owner of record: 868-870 Dekalb Ave Llc

9open violations
$12,400ECB/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 47 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 47 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 63 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 778 days
Next cycle year 2028

Open violations

ECB / OATH (9) · $12,400 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 16, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. PLUMBING WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTIONOF APARTMENT 2R & 3F, I OBSERVED A 3 PCS BATHROOM, RESIDENTIAL SINK, AND ILLEGAL GAS LINE. THE WORK IS COMPLETED 100%, NO FILINGS IN DOB RECO
#39196548X
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$2,500
Jul 16, 2026Construction CLASS - 3
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALTERATION WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APARTMENT 2R & 3F, I OBSERVED ERECTED PARTITIONS FOR A BATHROOM, LIVING ROOM, AND A BEDROOM FOR A STUDIO APARTMENT. THE WORK IS COMPLET
#39196547Y
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$250
Jul 16, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ELECTRICAL WORK NOTE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APARTMENT 2R & 3F, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED ELECTRICAL LINES FOR SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, AND LIGHT FIXTURES FOR AN ELECTRICAL PANEL. NO
#39196549H
Dec 7, 2026
PENDING
$1,250
Jul 14, 2026Construction CLASS - 3
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND ALL PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE HALLWAY WALLS ON THE 2ND FLOOR BY THE ENTRY DOORS. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO BE EXPA
#39196184Y
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$500
Jul 14, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND ALL PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM. FC 903.5 MAINTENANCE. ATOI, I OBSERVED THE SPRINKLER HEADS IN APARTMENT 2F AND 3R COMPROMISED & NOT MAINTAI
#39196168Y
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$1,280
Jul 14, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ELECTRICAL WORK NOTE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APARTMENT 2F, I OBSERVED NEWLY INSTALLED ELECTRICAL LINES FOR SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, AND LIGHT FIXTURES FOR AN ELECTRICAL PANEL. THE WOR
#39196171P
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$1,280
Jul 14, 2026Construction CLASS - 1
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. PLUMBING WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APARTMENT 2F, I OBSERVED A 3 PCS BATHROOM, RESIDENTIAL SINK, AND ILLEGAL GAS LINE. THE WORK IS COMPLETED 100%, NO FILINGS IN DOB RECORDS
#39196170N
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$2,530
Jul 14, 2026Unknown CLASS - 2
RESIDENCE CONVERTED MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGALLY NUMBER OF FAMILIES AUTHORIZED BY THE C OF O OR OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT RECORDS. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, C OF O # 88597 INDICATES
#39196169X
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$2,530
Jul 14, 2026Construction CLASS - 3
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. ALTERATION WORK NOTED. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OF APARTMENT 2F, I OBSERVED ERECTED PARTITIONS FOR A BATHROOM, LIVING ROOM, AND A BEDROOM FOR A STUDIO APARTMENT. THE WORK IS COMPLETED 10
#39196172R
Sep 23, 2026
DEFAULT
$280
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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 9:08 AM ET. BBL 3017820023.

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