98 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

98 Liberty Avenue is a three-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building located in Brownsville, constructed in 1903 and currently owned by Virgilio Rodriguez. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the years, with the most concerning being an ongoing series of bedbug report violations from 2021 through 2024, where the building failed to file required annual bedbug reports as mandated by NYC Housing Maintenance Code.

The building has also faced significant electrical system challenges, including multiple power outages in 2018 that resulted in violations, and more recent violations in 2018 and 2024 related to inadequate electrical service to public hall fixtures. Safety concerns have been documented regarding fire escape functionality, with multiple violations in 2018 noting problems with the fire escape drop ladder operations and required repairs to ensure proper functionality. The building's history includes multiple rodent inspections, with evidence of rat activity documented in late 2018 and early 2019, although more recent inspections in 2022 and 2024 have not shown any recorded rodent issues.

Various door-related violations have been recorded, including problems with self-closing mechanisms at the building entrance and bulkhead doors in 2018. While many of these violations from 2018 were addressed and closed, several more recent violations remain open as of 2024, indicating ongoing compliance issues that require attention. The building's inspection history suggests a pattern of maintenance challenges, particularly related to electrical systems and pest control compliance, with the most recent open violations centered around bedbug report requirements and electrical service quality.