778 Elton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 778 Elton Avenue in Melrose, owned by Momodou Bah, has experienced several notable incidents since its construction in 1999. Most recently, the building has received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024, all related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports as required under § HMC.

These violations, which remain open as of April 2024, indicate ongoing non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements. In late 2021, there was a significant heat and hot water-related incident affecting the entire building, though this issue was reportedly resolved within a few days according to both 311 and Housing Maintenance Code complaint records.

Despite these concerns, the building has passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2023, suggesting no ongoing issues with rodent infestation. The most recent rodent inspection in March 2023, as well as previous inspections in 2012, 2011, and 2010, all yielded passing results. While the building has maintained compliance with rodent control standards, the persistent open violations regarding bedbug reporting and the past heating system failure represent the most significant issues in the building's recent history, with particular attention needed to the recurring nature of the bedbug reporting violations over multiple years.