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1819 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Built 1913 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

9 immediately hazardous violations open. 35 open in all. 1 Housing Court case pending.

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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
202220
202360
2024307
202591
2026 so far00

Plus 21 violations from 2018 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 15
  • Mold and damp 10
  • Garbage and cleanliness 7
Open per apartment
5.8 (35 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
11 Jun 2025 (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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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

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 hazardous9 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.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at building front entrance door, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door frame and door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 10 Jun 2025Notice sent out 10 Jun 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 = 7; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats at building front yard

    Issued 7 Oct 2024Defect letter issued 22 Dec 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at cellar

    Issued 17 May 2024Defect letter issued 22 Dec 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door leading to fire escape window in the 7th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Jan 2020First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of 2 metal lockable hoops with chain and padlock installed at door in the entrance, 2nd story at north

    Issued 9 Jan 2020First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of a key operated lock installed at the door to the room with fire escape window at south in the 7th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous22 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 at cellar

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at ceiling at cellar original violation 17976572 issued 11-jun-25 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 11 Jun 2025First no access to re- inspect violation 7 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at cellar

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Notice sent out 15 Jun 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the south and west yard yard

    Issued 10 Jun 2025Notice sent out 10 Jun 2025Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall at closet in the 1st room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak east wall at closet in the 1st room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak south wall window frame in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south wall window frame in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sqaure feet ceiling at cellar original violation 17153774 issued 30-jul-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 30 Jul 2024Defect letter issued 22 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 square feet at ceiling at cellar original violation 16981228 issued 17-may-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 17 May 2024Defect letter issued 22 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at west

    Issued 15 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 15 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sqft at ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at west original violation 16973729 issued 15-may-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 15 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling approx 5 sqft in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west original violation 16827742 issued 08-apr-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 8 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 1 Mar 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at west

    Issued 1 Mar 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Jun 2019First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Jun 2019First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling ( 1 sq ft ) in the 2nd bathroom from east, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling ( 1 sq ft ), east ( 1 sq ft ) & north ( 1 sq ft ) walls in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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.

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling, north and west wall in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 15 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 15 May 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling in the 2nd bathroom from east, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling, north & east walls in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 20 Dec 2018First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices5 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 12 Jun 2025 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    Issued 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 20 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    Issued 2 Dec 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • File 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.

    Issued 16 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violation 28 Dec 2025Paperwork and notices

41 closed violations, plus 15 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.

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 2nd bathroom from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Mar 2021Violation closed 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 6th room from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Mar 2021Violation closed 28 Dec 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of paint cans and house hold items at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 6 Feb 2025Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at bulkhead stair to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 6 Feb 2025Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Refit door and frame at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at stairs to bulkhead at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the building front yard

    Issued 21 Jul 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the at front yard

    Issued 6 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • 2011, 2012 adm code cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of this department after removing the broken glass at floor at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 4 Jun 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2010

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

    Issued 15 May 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front of building at south yard

    Issued 8 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Refit bulkhead door to roof, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Apr 2024Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 6 Nov 2023Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 Nov 2023Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • ×3Provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and other waste material and arrange for collection and disposal of such material.

    3 issued 12 Jul 2023 to 6 Nov 2023Violation closedGarbage and cleanliness§ 27-2021

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes branches and plastic bags at weast yard at fire escape, 3rd story

    Issued 27 Oct 2023Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Refit bulkhead door

    Issued 29 Jul 2019Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of patio furniture on roof

    Issued 29 Jul 2019Violation closed 21 Dec 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at ceiling at cellar

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation closed 13 Oct 2025Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane at window lower sash in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024Violation closed 11 Jun 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 6 Feb 2025Violation closed 30 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door and frame at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 7 Oct 2024Violation closed 30 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sqaure feet ceiling at cellar

    Issued 30 Jul 2024Violation closed 27 Nov 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at street entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 4 Jun 2024Violation closed 20 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge in the street entrance door to building, 1st story

    Issued 15 May 2024Violation closed 20 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

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

    Issued 15 May 2024Violation closed 20 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges building entrance door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Apr 2024Violation closed 20 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 square feet at ceiling at cellar

    Issued 17 May 2024Violation closed 16 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 1 sqft at ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west, 3rd story at west

    Issued 15 May 2024Violation closed 12 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling approx 5 sqft in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 8 Apr 2024Violation closed 7 Aug 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • 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 19 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 13 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 19 Apr 2022Violation dismissed 13 Jul 2022Doors and windows§ 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 = 6; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 28 Mar 2021Violation closed 8 Jul 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors bulkhead door

    Issued 29 Jul 2019Violation closed 2 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 17 Apr 2019Violation closed 6 Jun 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at east

    Issued 17 Apr 2019Violation closed 6 Jun 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 22 May 2018Violation closed 6 Jun 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 Feb 2018Violation closed 6 Jun 2019Appliances§ 27-2070

  • Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 12 Feb 2018Violation closed 30 May 2019Appliances§ 27-2070

96 violations on record in total, 40 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.

130 complaints in three years, 15 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Garbage and cleanliness2 / 33
  • Pests1 / 19
  • Construction and illegal work5 / 18
  • Doors and windows0 / 12
  • Mold and damp0 / 12
  • Leaks and plumbing0 / 11
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 10
  • Noise6 / 7
  • Roof and outside the building0 / 3
  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Other0 / 1
  • Floors and stairs0 / 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 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 pending, 1 closed.

  • ComprehensivePending

    Opened 16 May 2025

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 6 Feb 2018

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.

  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
Show 1 earlier report
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 29 Sept 2024 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Registered managing agent

    SAM GLUCK

    Public records list SAM GLUCK as the registered managing agent for this address as of 23 Apr 2024. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    1819 PUTNAM LLC

    Public records list 1819 PUTNAM LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 23 Apr 2024. 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 9 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. HPD has 1 case pending against the owner in Housing Court (comprehensive). Ask what it is about and whether the work has been done.
  3. There are 7 open mould violations on record. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  4. 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 2023). 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.
  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 4034620043 · Block 3462, Lot 43 · Building class C2