561 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 3-unit, 2-story residential building at 561 52nd Street in Sunset Park, owned by Alejandro Batista and constructed in 1905, has been subject to recurring Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations related to bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years. Most recently, the building received violations in April 2024 and March 2023 for failing to file the mandatory annual bedbug report with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While there were similar violations in February 2022 and April 2021, those particular cases were closed, though they demonstrate a pattern of non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements. The building's official bedbug report for the period covering November 2020 to October 2021 shows no documented cases of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation in any dwelling units, suggesting the building may not have experienced actual bedbug issues during that timeframe.

However, the consistent violations of reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024 indicate either administrative oversights or challenges in meeting the bedbug reporting obligations. While these violations are classified as "Class A" (which typically refers to violations that do not pose an immediate threat to life, health, or safety), they do reflect ongoing compliance issues with mandatory reporting requirements in New York City's housing regulations.