2044 78th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 2044 78th Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Mendy Lam, has been subject to several housing maintenance code violations since 2020, though most have been addressed. The most recent open violation, dating from September 2022, relates to a missing heating system keyholder notice in the first-story public hall.

Between 2020 and 2022, multiple violations were identified and subsequently closed, including issues with required safety notices (such as smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements), bedbug reporting compliance, and security concerns regarding entrance gates and locks. Notably, there was one documented bedbug infestation incident in 2020-2021 involving all four units, though subsequent annual reports from 2021 through 2025 show no infestations, indicating successful eradication and no re-infestations of any units. The building's violation history reveals a pattern of generally addressing required safety and regulatory compliance matters, though with some delays, as evidenced by the remaining open violation from 2022.

Between 2020 and 2022, numerous safety-related violations were corrected, including the removal of an illegal double-cylinder lock from the entrance gate and the posting of required safety notices. The most recent bedbug reports (2024-2025) consistently show zero infested units, marking a significant improvement since the 2020 incident. The building's documented history suggests ongoing compliance with many housing maintenance requirements, though tenants should be aware of the outstanding heating system notice violation as of September 2022.