554 East 82nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

The five-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement at 554 East 82nd Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned by Emily Tarkan, has experienced several notable maintenance issues and regulatory oversights in recent years, according to available records through October 2023. Most concerning is a recent heat and hot water complaint from November 2024 that resulted in failed inspections of the entire building, and a series of violations in 2023 related to the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for multiple years (2018-2020), though these were ultimately dismissed.

The building has maintained an active rodent control record, with all inspections from 2016 through 2024 passing, and has demonstrated consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no evidence of infestations across all reported periods from 2019 to 2025. Historical violations reveal some pattern of administrative oversights, including multiple instances from 2021-2024 regarding bedbug reporting compliance that generated notices of violation.

In 2021, there was a complaint regarding the building's elevator service that resulted in an oath violation. While the building has generally passed regular inspections for various safety and maintenance requirements, the most pressing recent issue appears to be the heating system, which showed access problems during the November 2024 inspection. The property has received periodic attention from city agencies, particularly around compliance with housing maintenance codes and building safety requirements, but the regular passing of rodent inspections and consistent bedbug monitoring suggests generally proactive management in these areas.