720 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 720 Schenectady Avenue in East Flatbush, owned by Viviene Haughton, has experienced several concerning issues over the past four years that warrant attention. Most notably, there has been a persistent failure to comply with bedbug reporting requirements under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, with four consecutive open violations between 2021 and 2024.

These violations, all classified as "A" class, relate to the building's failure to file the required annual bedbug reports with HPD, as mandated by city regulations. The most recent inspection in April 2024 found this same non-compliance, continuing a pattern that dates back to at least April 2021. Additionally, there was a heat and hot water emergency complaint affecting the entire building in December 2021, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection and ultimately closed the complaint.

While this particular incident has been resolved, it indicates a potential concern about building comfort systems. The property, constructed in 1925, is classified as a New Law Tenement, which typically refers to a specific type of rent-regulated building under New York City law. The repeated bedbug reporting violations suggest a disregard for housing maintenance requirements, while the past heat and hot water issue indicates there may be occasional concerns with building systems, though this has not been a reported recurring problem.