195 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

This three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building located at 195 17th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Carmen Torres, has experienced ongoing pest management issues over the past 12 years, with particular attention to bedbug reporting compliance and rodent activity. Most notably, there are currently two open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2023 and 2024 related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug report with HPD, despite having previously demonstrated compliance in 2021 and 2022 when similar violations were resolved.

The building's rodent management history shows a pattern of activity since 2013, with recent inspections in 2024 revealing rat activity in January, followed by bait application in March, and a passed initial inspection in April. The property's pest control challenges are documented in both the Housing Maintenance Code violations and the rodent inspection records, with regular interventions including bait application and compliance inspections.

The building has undergone multiple rodent inspections over the years, with the most recent showing some fluctuation in rodent activity levels and intervention requirements, though recent inspections in 2024 have shown some improvement with a passed inspection in April 2024. While the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted a rodent complaint investigation in March 2024 and found no violations, the ongoing bedbug reporting violations suggest potential lapses in compliance with housing maintenance requirements. The property has previously filed bedbug reports for the 2020-2021 period showing no identified infestation, though the current open violations regarding reporting requirements raise questions about recent monitoring practices.