1359 42nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 1359 42nd Street in Borough Park, owned by Duvid Miller, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with particular attention needed to its compliance with housing regulations. Most notably, there are two open violations from 2023 and 2024 regarding failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations, though the building's documented bedbug history shows no infestations or eradication efforts during the specified reporting period of November 2020 to October 2021.

The building has also faced issues with door safety, including a closed violation from January 2024 concerning a defective self-closing door in Apartment 2, and another closed violation from the same inspection period regarding a door at the building's public hall entrance on the first story where a device was improperly preventing self-closing. Additional historical violations indicate ongoing maintenance oversight, including a 2022 incident where household items were found encumbering the boiler room in the basement (closed), and an important 2019 open violation regarding the requirement to post procedures for suspected gas leaks in the first-story public hall.

The building, constructed in 1920, is classified as a "New Law Tenement," and while many previous violations have been resolved, the persistent bedbug reporting compliance issues and the recent door safety concerns suggest ongoing challenges with maintenance adherence. The property has had regular inspections and while some violations have been addressed through certification, the two most recent open violations indicate areas still requiring attention as of 2024.