5405 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The three-story, two-family house at 5405 Church Avenue in East Flatbush, owned by Kennis Mason, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years. The most recent complaints from January 2023 involved heat/hot water problems affecting the entire building, resulting in multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations that were subsequently closed by February 2023.

The building also faced several significant issues in 2021, including multiple water leak complaints (with one indicating heavy flow), pest infestation, and various maintenance needs related to paint/plaster conditions and door/window issues, particularly affecting the ceilings in both apartments. While many of these 2021 violations were addressed and closed, several violations remained open as of 2022, concerning defects in the second-floor apartment's entrance door, bathroom plastering, and kitchen floor tiles. Most concerning is the current status of three active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023, related to the failure to file required external low-pressure inspections for 2018 and 2019, and a similar violation from November 2019 regarding the 2017 boiler inspection.

These unmet compliance requirements could potentially affect building safety systems. The building's maintenance history suggests periodic challenges with basic services and infrastructure, though many past violations have been resolved through official inspections and corrections, as evidenced by multiple closed cases. While the property has demonstrated some responsiveness to violations, the presence of current active violations regarding inspection filings indicates potential ongoing oversight issues.