223 East 96th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

Located in East Flatbush, 223 East 96th Street is a two-story, four-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Jacob Fulop. The building has experienced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, with open violations in 2024, 2023, and 2022 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code. These violations have been ongoing since 2021, when a similar violation was closed.

The property has also faced significant regulatory scrutiny, particularly in late 2019, when two Environmental Control Board violations were issued against Claudette Singleton - one for allegedly maintaining the residence as a dwelling for more than the legally approved number of families, and another for performing unpermitted construction work, including the installation of water and waste lines for a bathroom and kitchen facilities. While these 2019 violations were resolved without any penalties incurred, they suggest potential safety and regulatory compliance concerns. Interestingly, the building's official bedbug reporting from May 2021 indicated no infested units during the 2019-2020 reporting period, with all units reportedly being free of infestation and no instances of re-infestation.

This could indicate that, despite the ongoing bedbug report filing violations, the actual infestation situation may have been under control as of that reporting period. However, the pattern of non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over multiple years suggests a persistent administrative oversight issue that has not been rectified. The most recent open violations from 2024, 2023, and 2022 show no signs of resolution as of October 2023, representing the building's most current regulatory challenges.