524 45th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, three-unit New Law Tenement building at 524 45th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Xi Lian and constructed in 1920, has faced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of bedbug reporting violations: between 2021 and 2024, the building has received four consecutive Class A Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports with HPD, with the most recent violation being recorded in April 2024.

Additionally, the building has experienced multiple rodent-related complaints, with four rat sighting reports filed in August 2021 alone, and one still listed as "In Progress" from July 2021. While previous rodent inspections conducted in 2015 show mixed results - a failure for "Other Reasons" in July and a passing compliance inspection in December - the more recent rat complaints suggest this issue persists. The property has also been subject to several Department of Buildings inspections regarding illegal conversion concerns.

Three complaints were filed between July 2023 and June 2024, though two were closed due to access denial during the inspection attempts, and one in August 2023 was determined to have no violations warranting action at the time of inspection. Furthermore, there was one complaint filed in July 2023 regarding construction work allegedly being done contrary to approved plans and permits, which was also closed without any violation found. While these conversion and construction complaints suggest ongoing monitoring of the building's modifications, the more pressing concerns appear to be the documented pattern of bedbug reporting violations and the historical rodent issues, which have persisted despite some previous compliance inspections.