542 Van Buren Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

542 Van Buren Street is a three-story, three-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, owned by Nerlande Maurice and constructed in 1899 as an Old Law Tenement. The property has been subject to recurring violations of the Housing Maintenance Code regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with four consecutive annual bedbug report violations recorded between 2021 and 2024, all of which remain open as of April 2024.

These violations indicate non-compliance with mandatory annual bedbug reporting requirements, though they may not necessarily reflect an active bedbug infestation. The building's rodent control record shows a mixed picture of compliance and challenges. Most recently, in 2025, the building passed inspections in June and December, following two inspections from 2024 that indicated rat activity in June but showed improvement with a passed inspection in December.

However, there were multiple instances requiring bait application in mid-2022 (July and August), and at least two inspections in 2024 noted rat activity. The frequency of these issues suggests ongoing challenges with rodent control, though recent inspections show some improvement in conditions. The building's overall maintenance history demonstrates persistent regulatory compliance issues, particularly regarding bedbug reporting, while also revealing a history of rodent control efforts with varying degrees of success.