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399 Linden Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

6 immediately hazardous violations open. 17 open in all.

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Open violations
176 · 10 · 1
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
202340
202400
202500
2026 so far121

Plus 9 violations from 2005 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 8
  • Walls and ceilings 3
  • Doors and windows 2
Open per apartment
2.8 (17 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
9 Aug 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 hazardous6 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 mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Notice certified late 13 Sept 2026Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Notice sent out 20 Jul 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device entrance door vestibule 1st story public hall and entrance to building

    Issued 4 May 2009Not complied with 26 Jun 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • 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, east wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2008Defect letter issued 26 Jun 2011Lead 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 bathroom, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2008Defect letter issued 26 Jun 2011Lead 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, north wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 6 Dec 2005Defect letter issued 26 Jun 2011Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous10 open

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

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane at building front entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 9 Aug 2026Notice certified on time 24 Sept 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Civ14 mailed 1 Sept 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of shoes and shoe rack at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Notice certified on time 31 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of bicycles at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Notice certified on time 31 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods drop ladder in down position at north at building rear at fire escape

    Issued 10 Jul 2026Notice certified on time 31 Aug 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimum required

    Issued 13 Dec 2011Notice sent out 14 Dec 2011Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall, in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 16 Oct 2008Defect letter issued 26 Jun 2011Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2008Not complied with 4 Jul 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Aug 2008Not complied with 4 Jul 2011Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair the broken or defective locking device at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Mar 2007Not complied with 26 Jun 2011Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Non-hazardous1 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Jul 2026Notice certified on time 29 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

9 closed violations, plus 7 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Jul 2026Violation dismissed 18 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed on door leading to fire escape in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 9 Jul 2026Violation dismissed 12 Oct 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door to boiler room locked at basement

    Issued 9 Jul 2026Violation dismissed 12 Oct 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 6 May 2026Violation dismissed 1 Sept 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane at building entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 6 May 2026Violation dismissed 2 Aug 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 18 Jan 2023Violation closed 5 Dec 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective 2nd concrete tread from bottom at stoop at building front entrance, 1st story

    Issued 15 Feb 2023Violation dismissed 21 Jun 2023§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 18 Jan 2023Violation dismissed 21 May 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 18 Jan 2023Violation dismissed 21 May 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

33 violations on record in total, 17 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.

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

  • Pests1 / 7
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 2
  • Noise1 / 2
  • Doors and windows0 / 1
  • Heat and hot water0 / 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.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 16 Jan 2009

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 3 Apr 2008

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 4 Mar 2008

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 28 Feb 2007

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
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  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 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

    DEODAT LOWTAN

    Public records list DEODAT LOWTAN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 2 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (24 in the records we hold, 10 shown)

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  • Owner of record

    LINDEN ASSET LLC

    Public records list LINDEN ASSET LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 2 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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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 6 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 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 2025). 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. 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 3033290030 · Block 3329, Lot 30 · Building class C2