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281 Linden Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

12 immediately hazardous violations open. 32 open in all.

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

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
202400
202520
2026 so far51

Plus 28 violations from 2003 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Leaks and plumbing 2
  • Walls and ceilings 2
  • Floors and stairs 1
Open per apartment
5.3 (32 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
8 Sept 2026 (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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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 hazardous12 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.

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 20 Oct 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Notice certified late 14 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 4 Feb 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Remove the illegal fastening key operated double cylinder lock on gate at lot line at front areaway

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Notice sent out 31 Aug 2015§ 27-2005 +1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Nov 2014Invalid certification 19 Dec 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0;missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Nov 2014Notice certified late 7 Jan 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Nov 2014Invalid certification 19 Dec 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny ?11-06(b)(2) ceiling in the 5th room from north at west, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Nov 2014Invalid certification 19 Dec 2014Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

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  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door lock at front yard entrance to basement.

    Issued 28 Nov 2012Notice sent out 29 Nov 2012Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Remove the illegal fastening double cylinder, key operated lock installed at iron gate at building entrance

    Issued 1 Mar 2012Notice sent out 4 Mar 2012§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous17 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 2nd bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 20 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective grout shower walls in the 2nd bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 20 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective grout at shower walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 20 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Fire egress defective. make stationary the iron ladder leading to scuttle opening in roof... at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2025Notice certified late 6 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose hand rail at north at public hall stairs, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2025Notice certified late 6 Oct 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Invalid certification 29 Sept 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of inoperative electric light switch at north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Invalid certification 29 Sept 2015Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet.. in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Invalid certification 29 Sept 2015§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 1st story at north

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Invalid certification 29 Sept 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north

    Issued 26 Aug 2015Invalid certification 29 Sept 2015Pests§ 27-2018

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  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story at north

    Issued 13 Aug 2015Notice sent out 16 Aug 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at north

    Issued 13 Aug 2015Notice sent out 16 Aug 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 13 Aug 2015Notice sent out 16 Aug 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperable, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Nov 2011Not complied with 1 Mar 2012Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 30 Dec 2009Not complied with 4 Apr 2010Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile in the kitchen, 2nd story at north

    Issued 30 Dec 2009Not complied with 4 Apr 2010Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 28 Jun 2003Notice sent out 17 Aug 2009Pests§ 27-2018

Non-hazardous3 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.

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sqft observed at window frames in the 2nd room from north, 2nd story at north

    Issued 8 Sept 2026Invalid certification 14 Oct 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet, in the bathroom, 1st story at north

    Issued 13 Aug 2015Notice sent out 16 Aug 2015§ 27-2026

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 2nd bathroom from north, the 1st room from north at west, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Nov 2011Not complied with 1 Mar 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices6 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.

  • 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 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • Post 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

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104

  • Post 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.

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Notice sent out 4 Feb 2021Paperwork and notices§ 329

4 closed violations, plus 10 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.

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

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Violation closed 28 Jun 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at building entrance at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Feb 2021Violation closed 26 May 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Nov 2014Violation closed 30 Nov 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 28 Nov 2012Violation closed 7 Jan 2013Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

52 violations on record in total, 38 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.

7 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests1 / 2
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 2
  • Roof and outside the building0 / 1
  • Heat and hot water0 / 1
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 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.

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 6 Mar 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.

  • 20264 of 4 units reported infested, 4 re-infested (2024 report)
Show 1 earlier report
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 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.

  • Owner of record

    MIGUEL JIMENEZ

    Public records list MIGUEL JIMENEZ as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Aug 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 12 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. There is 1 open mould violation on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. There was 1 pest complaint here in the last twelve months. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). 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. This building dates from 1931 and has 3 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  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 3033260050 · Block 3326, Lot 50 · Building class C2