506 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 6-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 506 Decatur Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Hugh Boston and constructed in 1910, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there have been persistent rodent problems, with the most recent inspection in June 2025 confirming rat activity, continuing a pattern observed since at least 2020.

The building has faced significant heating and hot water issues, particularly between late 2019 and 2020, with multiple emergency complaints logged and various violations issued, including an open violation from 2020 regarding inadequate heat supply in the kitchen of apartment 3R. Several Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2019-2020 indicate problems with maintenance and resident comfort, including mouse infestation, broken ceramic tiles, and issues with self-closing doors in apartment 3R. The building's recent history shows some improvement in internal pest management, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three annual filings (2021-2025), though there were multiple years of required bedbug reporting violations between 2020-2024.

Compliance inspections are occurring regularly, with some passing inspections for rat activity in 2024, though most initial inspections have found rat activity. The building remains under attention for various maintenance issues, including an active violation regarding the failure to file the 2017 boiler inspection report, though many past violations have been resolved. The property has undergone several 311 service requests, most recently in late 2023 for a rodent sighting that resulted in health department violations requiring follow-up inspections.