68 Devoe Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The three-unit, three-story Old Law Tenement building at 68 Devoe Street in Williamsburg, owned by John Hornby, has a century-plus history dating back to 1899. The property has been under persistent scrutiny for its failure to comply with annual bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations documented in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all related to the mandatory submission of bedbug reports as per Housing Maintenance Code regulations.

While a bedbug report was eventually filed in 2021 covering the period from November 2019 to October 2020, it showed no instances of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation during that timeframe. The building has also experienced structural safety issues, most notably documented in July 2020 when a Class C violation was recorded regarding the entrance doors to Apartment 3 on the third story, specifically concerning their self-closing mechanisms - a safety feature essential for maintaining building security and fire safety.

While this violation was classified as "Open," it is important to note that the status of violations can change and may not reflect the current state of the building as of July 2025. The repeated nature of the bedbug reporting violations over multiple years suggests an ongoing administrative oversight issue, though no actual infestation problems have been reported in recent years based on available data.