87-15 Justice Avenue, Queens, NY 11373

The three-story, three-unit tenement at 87-15 Justice Avenue in Elmhurst, owned by Ying Cao, has a century-old history dating back to 1920, with several significant maintenance and compliance events on record. Most notably, there is an open housing maintenance code violation from April 2024 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, continuing a pattern of non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements that dates back to 2021.

The building recently filed its bedbug report for the period of November 2021 to October 2022 in July 2023, showing no infestation during that period, with previous years' reports (2020-2021) showing the same. The property has experienced recurring rodent inspection challenges between 2014 and 2018, with several initial inspections resulting in failures, though subsequent compliance inspections resulted in passing grades.

In 2021, the building was subject to a complaint regarding work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling, which led to an ECB violation for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner, citing issues with damaged front yard stairs to the cellar and hazardous debris in both front and rear yards. This violation resulted in a $1,250 penalty, which has since been resolved. The property has maintained consistent efforts to comply with various health and safety regulations, with recent proper filing of bedbug reports and a notable improvement in rodent inspection results, though the recurring bedbug reporting violations and the 2021 ECB violation indicate ongoing challenges with building maintenance compliance.