422 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 422 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Harish Raghavan and constructed in 2003, has experienced recurring pest control challenges in recent years. Most notably, from 2022 to the present (July 2025), there has been a significant pattern of rat activity, with the most recent inspection in July 2025 indicating continued rodent presence.

During this three-year period, there have been only three "Passed" inspections out of eight conducted, with the remaining five showing some form of rat activity. Additionally, the building has multiple open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024, all related to the failure to file required annual bedbug reports as mandated by HPD rules. While there was one complaint about illegal after-hours work in November 2020, this was investigated and determined to warrant no violation.

The property's pest-related challenges are particularly concerning given the frequency of rodent inspections and the pattern of violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements. The building's current open violations and historical pest issues suggest that maintaining a pest-free environment has been an ongoing challenge, with the situation appearing to have worsened recently based on the frequency of rat activity findings in inspections. The most recent rodent inspection results, showing rat activity in July 2025, indicate that these issues persist as of mid-2025.