12 West 119th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

12 West 119th Street is a 5-story, 10-unit residential building in Harlem, owned by Jennifer Perez and constructed in 1920 as an Old Law Tenement. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, particularly with apartment 8, which has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations as of 2024-2025.

These violations include problems with floor repairs, door handles, window sashes, electrical fixtures, and safety devices such as carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors. There have also been water leak issues documented in both 2024 and 2025, alongside multiple complaints about floor conditions, walls, ceilings, and pest problems, though inspections were often unable to be completed. The building's history shows some concerning patterns, including a notable safety violation in 2018 regarding compromised egress due to wrought iron gates in apartment #1, which resulted in Environmental Control Board penalties.

More recently, rodent activity was detected during a July 2025 inspection, marking a departure from the previous six consecutive "Passed" inspections for rodent control. While the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs and has had relatively infrequent violations in recent years, the persistence of maintenance issues requiring repeated inspections and service requests suggests ongoing challenges with building upkeep. The most recent set of complaints in March 2025 included issues with flooring, plaster, and significant water leaks, though some of these inspections were again not completed fully.