261 West 132nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-story, two-unit residential building at 261 West 132nd Street in Harlem, owned by Moris Yero, has several ongoing compliance issues. Most notably, there is a recurring violation regarding bedbug report filings under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) requirements, with open violations documented in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 for failure to file the annual bedbug report.

The building also has significant Department of Buildings (DOB) violations, with multiple active issues from 2023-2024 for failing to file required external low-pressure inspections, covering the years 2018 through 2023, suggesting a persistent pattern of non-compliance with safety inspection requirements. Additionally, there is a historical violation from November 2019 concerning failure to file the 2017 boiler inspection report.

Despite these serious compliance issues, the building has maintained a record of passing rodent inspections over the past several years, with successful inspections conducted from March 2017 through March 2025. The property, built in 1910 and now classified as HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS B, has shown consistent effort to address rodent issues, passing all inspections, though the absence of any recorded rodent violations should be viewed in context with the building's other maintenance challenges. While the building has not been subject to any serious complaints or violations specifically related to resident safety or habitability, the pattern of unaddressed inspection requirements raises concerns about the owner's maintenance compliance and attention to regulatory requirements.