17-19 Linden Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
8 immediately hazardous violations open. 13 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 138 · 5
- Public record
- Updated 2 days agoFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 1 violation from 2010 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Leaks and plumbing 6
- Walls and ceilings 6
- Mold and damp 5
- Open per apartment
- 2.2 (13 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 5 May 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
Tenant reviews
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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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Heat season
Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 filingThe owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.
It is listed under a tax-benefit program (421-a or J-51). Stabilization that comes from one of these can end when the benefit does, so ask when it expires.
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 violationImmediately hazardous8 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 6 May 2023Notice sent out 9 May 2023Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 6 Feb 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 6 Feb 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 6 Feb 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at the bath tub in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 6 Feb 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 10 sq ft at the ceiling, north and west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west original violation 15689574 issued 25-jan-23 has been upgraded to class c per administrative code §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 6 Jun 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the broken or defective connection at wash basin waste line in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Invalid certification 8 Mar 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sagging ceramic tile floor in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 25 Aug 2010Notice sent out 26 Aug 2010Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Hazardous5 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 the ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 5 May 2025Notice certified late 9 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel reglaze at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 5 May 2025Notice certified late 9 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 6th room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 14 Mar 2023Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling and north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 14 Mar 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling and south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Invalid certification 14 Mar 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
11 closed violations, plus 11 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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 10 sq.ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north original violation 17871023 issued 05-may-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Issued 5 May 2025Violation dismissed 25 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 5 May 2025Violation closed 2 Sept 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 5 May 2025Violation closed 25 Jun 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak south wall in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 14 Nov 2024Violation dismissed 4 Mar 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall in the bathroom, 1st story
Issued 14 Nov 2024Violation dismissed 4 Mar 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 10 sq ft at the ceiling, north and west wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 25 Jan 2023Violation closed 9 May 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 4th room from north, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 14 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3 sq ft at east wall near bathroom in the private hallway, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 14 Aug 2022Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall in the private hallway, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 14 Aug 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 21 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at north
Issued 23 Feb 2022Violation dismissed 21 Jun 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
35 violations on record in total, 13 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints 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.
9 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water1 / 3
- Leaks and plumbing0 / 2
- Pests1 / 2
- Mold and damp0 / 1
- Walls and ceilings0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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 filingBuilding 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.
- 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 5 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
- 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
- 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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
PAIK FAN CHANG
Public records list PAIK FAN CHANG as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
PAIKFAN CHANG
Public records list PAIKFAN CHANG as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Aug 2026. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
17-19 Linden Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
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.
- The city currently has 8 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 13 open housing violations: 8 immediately hazardous, 5 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for leaks and plumbing (6), walls and ceilings (6) and mold and damp (5).
On 5 May 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
In the 2025–26 heat season the city received heat or hot-water complaints on 1 day, and HPD issued 0 heat violations.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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