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1828 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

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

5 immediately hazardous violations open. 20 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
202580
2026 so far156

Plus 22 violations from 2017 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 12
  • Mold and damp 8
  • Doors and windows 4
Open per apartment
3.3 (20 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
28 Mar 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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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 hazardous5 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 in the entrance, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice sent out 29 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 27 Mar 2026Notice sent out 29 Mar 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass at lower window sash at west wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice sent out 3 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice sent out 3 Feb 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of self lockable panic bar installed on bulkhead door to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 22 Jul 2025Notice sent out 23 Jul 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

Hazardous13 open

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

  • 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, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice sent out 29 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice sent out 29 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice sent out 29 Mar 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq feet at ceiling in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at south original violation 18743881 issued 28-mar-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 27 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sqfeet at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south original violation 18743882 issued 28-mar-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 27 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • ×2Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 8 Jul 2025 to 12 Mar 2026Notice sent outFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl tiles at floor in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice sent out 3 Feb 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west original violation 18615503 issued 03-feb-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 3 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west original violation 18615502 issued 03-feb-26 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice of issuance sent to tenant 3 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 22 Jul 2025Notice sent out 23 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at south

    Issued 30 May 2018Notice sent out 3 Jun 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 30 May 2018Notice sent out 3 Jun 2018Pests§ 27-2018

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.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective door knob at entrance door in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice sent out 3 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash at west wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Notice sent out 3 Feb 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

Paperwork and notices7 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.

  • ×6File 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.

    6 issued 16 Apr 2021 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

31 closed violations, plus 6 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 10 sq feet at ceiling in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Violation closed 27 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sqfeet at ceiling in the 4th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Violation closed 27 Jul 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Violation closed 3 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 1o sq ft at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Violation closed 3 Jun 2026Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective inner and outer glass pane at window lower sash in the 3rd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 28 Mar 2026Violation closed 27 May 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of hook with eye stopper at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 3 Feb 2026Violation closed 12 Apr 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of self lockable panic bar installed on bulkhead door to roof at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 30 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 8 Jul 2025Violation closed 22 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of hook and eye installed on street entrance door to public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 Jul 2025Violation closed 22 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • 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) 1st closet from west at north wall wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 18 Oct 2017Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 May 2017Violation dismissed 4 Sept 2017Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at north wall at bathtub area in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 May 2017Violation dismissed 4 Sept 2017Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective fire escape window latch in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 May 2017Violation closed 31 Jul 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • Refit wood door in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... approx 15 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Refit wood door in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit wood door in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit wood door in the 5th room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department, 1st window frame from north at east wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, the 2nd room from east, the 5th room from east, the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 28 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • 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, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Mar 2017Violation closed 9 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 2; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south

    Issued 17 Mar 2017Violation closed 9 Jun 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

64 violations on record in total, 27 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.

25 complaints in three years, 18 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Doors and windows6 / 6
  • Mold and damp5 / 5
  • Electrical3 / 3
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 2
  • Floors and stairs2 / 2
  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 2
  • Pests1 / 1
  • Noise0 / 1
  • Paperwork and notices0 / 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.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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 31 Aug 2025 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.

  • Owner of record

    BENJAMIN SAMRA

    Public records list BENJAMIN SAMRA as the owner of record for this address as of 17 Oct 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 5 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 are 4 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.
  3. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 1 complaints in the last twelve months.
  4. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  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 4034630027 · Block 3463, Lot 27 · Building class C2