14 Scholes Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The three-story, three-unit building at 14 Scholes Street in Williamsburg, owned by Samuel Roth, has a documented history of pest management issues spanning nearly a decade. Most notably, the property has accumulated four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations from 2021 to 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations; these violations remain open as of October 2023.

The building also experienced significant rodent activity between 2014 and 2016, with multiple inspections documenting rat presence and the application of bait, including initial and compliance inspections showing consistent rat activity in March and July 2014, as well as October 2016. The rodent control efforts included at least six bait applications during this period, suggesting persistent infestation challenges.

The property, classified as an Old Law Tenement and constructed in 1930, has shown ongoing challenges with pest management, particularly in the form of bedbug report compliance and historical rodent issues, though there have been no recorded rodent incidents since 2016. The most recent building inspection records indicate that while significant pest management issues have persisted over the years, there is a notable gap in documented rodent activity since 2016, though the open bedbug report violations remain a current concern. The pattern of violations suggests ongoing difficulties with maintaining compliance with housing maintenance requirements, particularly regarding pest management reporting.