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503 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

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

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Open violations
257 · 16 · 2
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
2025245
2026 so far81

Plus 12 violations from 2013 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 11
  • Walls and ceilings 11
  • Lead paint 5
Open per apartment
4.2 (25 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
12 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

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 hazardous7 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.

  • 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 = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 23 Jul 2025Notice sent out 28 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door and frame boiler room entrance at cellar

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges and latch bulkhead to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges 1st from north at east (door leading to rear yard) cellar rear at cellar

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • 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 = 2, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 2 in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation will be reinspected 14 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Not complied with 24 Jul 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Notice sent out 20 Apr 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2

Hazardous16 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 west wall and north wall. in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking round the bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective ceiling escutcheon plate at heat riser in the 1st room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at east

    Issued 11 Sept 2026Civ14 mailed 27 Oct 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance lower sash of 1st window from south at west in the 5th room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 23 Jul 2025Notice sent out 28 Jul 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 23 Jul 2025Notice sent out 28 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

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  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material ceiling cellar rear at cellar

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch assembly on 1st door from south at west (entrance door to cellar) at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch assembly bulkhead door to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items 2nd story balcony rear stack at fire escape

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of household items 3rd story balcony rear stack at fire escape

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Notice sent out 17 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective bulkhead to roof 3rd story public hall

    Issued 8 May 2015Not complied with 16 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

Non-hazardous2 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 10sq.feet at west wall in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 12 Sept 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 13 Sept 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation, 1st riser from east at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Not complied with 24 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

25 closed violations, plus 17 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 visible mold condition... less than 20 sq ft 1st closet from north at east wall wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 10 May 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) east wall, west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 7 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and 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 east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 7 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) baseboard at west wall, 1st closet from north at east wall door, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 7 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling, 1st door frame from south at west wall, south wall, east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 7 May 2026Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch 1st from south at west (entrance to cellar) at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 16 Jul 2025Violation closed 10 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Jun 2025Violation closed 24 Jul 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    2 issued 19 Apr 2025 to 21 Jun 2025Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, north wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 24 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 24 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 24 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color, 1st closet from north at east wall wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at east

    Issued 19 Apr 2025Violation closed 24 Jul 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • 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 21 Jun 2025Violation closed 16 Jul 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Fire escape defective. adjust the dropladder so that it will slide easily in the guide rods rear yard at fire escape

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 16 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the floor all stories at public hall

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 16 Jul 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2011

  • Properly repair the broken or defective building entrance door lock, 1st story

    Issued 21 May 2013Violation closed 16 Jul 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeds the allowable temperature of 130* in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 3 Feb 2018Violation closed 27 Apr 2018Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes house hold items all stories rear yard at fire escape

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 9 Jun 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls & ceiling 3rd story at public hall

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 9 Jun 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retarding plaster walls & ceiling 3rd story at public hall

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 9 Jun 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • And dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stories rear yard at fire escape

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 9 Jun 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2014

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line television antenna thougout roof

    Issued 8 May 2015Violation closed 9 Jun 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 62

  • 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, light fixture present

    Issued 11 Sept 2013Violation dismissed 7 Jan 2014Electrical§ 27-2040

  • Properly repair the broken or defective key operated locking mechanism entrance door to building

    Issued 3 Apr 2013Violation dismissed 23 Jun 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005

67 violations on record in total, 25 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.

35 complaints in three years, 19 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise9 / 19
  • Mold and damp2 / 3
  • Garbage and cleanliness3 / 3
  • Construction and illegal work1 / 3
  • Electrical2 / 2
  • Doors and windows0 / 2
  • Walls and ceilings1 / 1
  • Lead paint0 / 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.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

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)
Show 5 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No 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

    JVF IRREVOCABLE PERMISES TRUST

    Public records list JVF IRREVOCABLE PERMISES TRUST as the registered managing agent for this address as of 16 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    JVF IRREVOCABLE PREMISES TRUST

    Public records list JVF IRREVOCABLE PREMISES TRUST as the owner of record for this address as of 16 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 7 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. 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.
  4. This building dates from 1930 and has 1 open lead-paint violation 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 4034340010 · Block 3434, Lot 10 · Building class C2