16-50 Jefferson Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 16-50 Jefferson Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Hansrajie Payne, has experienced several significant maintenance challenges since 2021, with the most pressing issues being rodent infestations and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements. As of December 2024, the property has undergone multiple rodent control interventions, with ten bait applications recorded between September 2023 and December 2024, including a recent inspection on December 8, 2024, where bait was applied.

The building has also faced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, receiving violations in 2021, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, indicating a pattern of non-compliance with the Housing Maintenance Code requirements for annual bedbug reporting. These violations appear to have been administrative in nature rather than indicative of active infestations, as all three reporting periods (2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024) showed zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units.

In addition to the rodent and bedbug issues, there was a notable egress-related complaint in October 2024 regarding locked or blocked secondary means of escape, though records indicate that access was denied during the inspection attempts. The building's regulatory history suggests ongoing challenges with pest control and building code compliance, particularly regarding communication and reporting requirements, though the absence of documented active bedbug infestations during the reporting periods may indicate improved management of that particular issue. The property has maintained its original two-story, four-unit configuration since its construction in 1931 as a "New Law Tenement."