3939 Secor Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466

The two-family house at 3939 Secor Avenue in Edenwald, built in 2007 and currently owned by Toiv Companies LLC, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, in July 2024, violations were issued for unsanitary conditions (specifically a mice infestation) and paint/plaster issues in the second-floor apartment, for which inspections were conducted and violations documented. The building has a concerning history of heat and hot water problems, with multiple emergency complaints in 2019 and 2020, particularly affecting apartment 1, including violations for inadequate water supply and heating systems.

The property has also faced some infrastructure challenges, including a plumbing issue with the bathtub/shower in 2019, and a door-related problem in 2019, though these were resolved without violations being issued. Of particular concern is the building's history of access issues during inspections, with multiple instances between 2019-2020 where inspectors were unable to gain access to verify complaints about heat and hot water problems, and several "second final attempt" access denial situations. There are also outstanding open violations from 2020 regarding bathroom wall tiles and electrical outlet covers in apartment 1 that were documented during an inspection in October 2020. The building has undergone multiple inspections related to its certificate of occupancy status, with several "illegal conversion" complaints filed between 2018-2020, though records indicate many of these inspections resulted in access denial or were unsubstantiated based on department records.

However, there are active violations from 2019 related to work without permits for a rear access opening created from the exterior to the first-floor interior, which remains unresolved. While the building has had regular pest control inspections as evidenced by bedbug reporting showing zero infestation counts since 2019, it did fail rodent inspections in 2018 (though it passed in 2017). It's worth noting that the most recent housing maintenance violations from 2024 are the only current violations on record, while previous years' issues appear to have been resolved, though many were documented with various levels of violations during inspections. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing consistent zero infestation counts across multiple reporting periods.