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305 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1945 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 25 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 49 violations before that, the first in 2008.

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Open per apartment
3.1 (25 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
21 May 2018 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous2 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of refrigerator with intact doors at public hall, 4th story

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Appliances§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous19 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 23 May 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 23 May 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors... in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of suspended ceiling in the 3rd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2018Notice sent out 12 Mar 2018Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell and buzzer system from stoop to in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2018Notice sent out 12 Mar 2018Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of no support brackets for protruding air conitioners at building front, 2nd story

    Issued 30 May 2017Notice sent out 4 Jun 2017§ 27-2005 +1

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  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 4th story at west

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 4th story at west

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Not complied with 24 Feb 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Not complied with 24 Feb 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercommunication system from building front to apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Not complied with 24 Feb 2016Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • ×2Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    2 issued 7 Oct 2008 to 12 Nov 2008Not complied withPests§ 27-2018

Non-hazardous4 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • Refit all windows in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 21 May 2018Notice sent out 24 May 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Not complied with 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell/buzer system in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Not complied with 24 Feb 2016Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling & walls in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013First no access to re- inspect violation 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices9 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×2File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    2 issued 11 Jun 2025 to 6 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • ×2Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 17 Feb 2016 to 7 May 2018Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box ''missing'' at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 May 2018Notice sent out 8 May 2018Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • ×2Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 17 Feb 2016 to 7 May 2018Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box... at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 17 Feb 2016Notice sent out 18 Feb 2016Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

24 closed violations, plus 2 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2018Violation closed 12 Apr 2018Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective collapsing wood floor under radiator south wall in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 9 Mar 2018Violation dismissed 8 Apr 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet,. in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the 1st room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ceiling light fixture in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west wall in the 4th room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet... in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electric light switch at west wall, in the 4th room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Mar 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet.. in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Mar 2013Violation closed 24 Feb 2016§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of disconected radiator at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose lower window sash in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Aug 2011Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit window in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Aug 2010Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Aug 2010Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors.. in the entrance, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Aug 2010Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood & sheetrock partition erected & sub-dividing room from other rooms at class ''a'' apartment in the 1st room from east, 4th story

    Issued 21 Nov 2009Violation closed 17 Feb 2016§ 300

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door from west at north wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 4th room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Oct 2008Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 7 Oct 2008Violation closed 17 Feb 2016Pests§ 27-2018

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling 30 square feet, north wall 10 square feet, south wall 10 square feet, east wall 20 square feet,west wall 20 square feet in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Apr 2013Violation closed 2 Sept 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... ( approx. 30 square feet ) at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Mar 2013Violation closed 2 Sept 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Mar 2013Violation closed 2 Sept 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... on walls and ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 11 Jun 2013Violation closed 2 Jul 2013Mold and damp§ 27-2005

60 violations on record in total, 34 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

3 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 1
  • Pests0 / 1

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

1 case, all closed.

  • Access Warrant - Non-Lead

    Opened 15 Jul 2013

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
Show 4 earlier reports
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    WAI LAM

    Public records list WAI LAM as the registered managing agent for this address as of 30 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    SUN KAM INC

    Public records list SUN KAM INC as the owner of record for this address as of 30 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has 2 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. The city recorded 4 mould violations here, most recently in 2018, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2024). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  4. 9 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

BBL 3031750043 · Block 3175, Lot 43 · Building class C1