61-39 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1936 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments
2 immediately hazardous violations open. 5 open in all.
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- Open violations
- 52 · 2 · 1
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 3 violations from 2013 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 5
- Walls and ceilings 4
- Pests 3
- Open per apartment
- 0.6 (5 open across 8 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 1 Oct 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.
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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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 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 filingThis 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 violationImmediately hazardous2 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, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 May 2023Notice of issuance sent to tenant 11 May 2023Pests§ 27-2017.4
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 21 Nov 2021Invalid certification 2 Dec 2021Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Hazardous2 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 22 Aug 2024Notice certified late 14 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash in the kitchen, 1st story
Issued 29 Jun 2013Certification postponment denied 18 Aug 2013Doors 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.
Replace with new the broken or defective exterior glass pane at lower window sash in the 1st room from east at south, 1st story
Issued 29 Jun 2013Notice sent out 30 Jun 2013Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices13 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 15 Apr 2021 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected
Issued 22 Aug 2024Notice sent out 25 Aug 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
Issued 22 Aug 2024Notice sent out 25 Aug 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.
Issued 22 Aug 2024Notice sent out 25 Aug 2024Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Nov 2021Notice sent out 21 Nov 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Nov 2021Notice sent out 21 Nov 2021Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Nov 2021Notice sent out 21 Nov 2021Paperwork and notices§ 27-2104
Dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hall, 1st story
Issued 21 Nov 2021Notice sent out 21 Nov 2021Paperwork and notices§ 329
12 closed violations, plus 10 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.
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at north
Issued 1 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 1 Feb 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling around riser pipe in the 6th room from north at west, 2nd story at north
Issued 1 Oct 2025Violation dismissed 1 Feb 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door and frame at building entrance door, 1st story
Issued 1 Oct 2025Violation closed 10 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation closed 3 Nov 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately square foot at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation riser pipe in the bathroom, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 Jun 2024Violation dismissed 18 Sept 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of hook and eye installed at building entrance door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 6 Nov 2023Violation closed 20 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximate 6 sq ft mold in the bathroom, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 May 2023Violation dismissed 27 Aug 2023Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the foyer, 2nd story at north
Issued 10 May 2023Violation dismissed 27 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
40 violations on record in total, 18 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.
5 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Pests0 / 2
- Walls and ceilings0 / 2
- 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 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.
- 20231 eviction
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.
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 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
VIRONA MANAGEMENT LLC
Public records list VIRONA MANAGEMENT LLC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 11 Nov 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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Owner of record
ELENA TEPENEU
Public records list ELENA TEPENEU as the owner of record for this address as of 11 Nov 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
ANNI LLC C/O TEPENEU
Public records list ANNI LLC C/O TEPENEU as the owner of record for this address as of 11 Nov 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
61-39 Madison 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 2 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.
- The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2024, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- 13 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through. No bedbug report has ever been filed here, so the record cannot tell you the building's history — ask.
- 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 5 open housing violations: 2 immediately hazardous, 2 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (5), walls and ceilings (4) and pests (3).
On 1 Oct 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
It 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
City marshals carried out 1 residential eviction here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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