71-11 66th Place, Queens, NY 11385

The three-story, three-unit NEW LAW TENEMENT building at 71-11 66th Place in Glendale, currently owned by Carlos Villalva, has experienced several significant maintenance and health-related issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a rat sighting reported in July 2023 that resulted in issued violations from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, following up on previous concerns with rodent activity in August 2023.

The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with compliance reporting, including four consecutive notices between 2021 and 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations. Despite these violations, recent bedbug filings from 2024 and 2022 show no infestation problems, with no infested units reported in either period. In early 2021, the building underwent inspections related to emergency complaints regarding door and window conditions, as well as radiator plumbing issues, though no violations were ultimately issued.

That same month, multiple administrative violations were identified, including the need to post various safety notices regarding carbon monoxide detection, smoke detection, gas leak procedures, and the availability of the agency's housing information guide. While these violations were subsequently certified as corrected in February 2021, there remains one open violation related to the proper display of the certificate of inspection visits near the building's mailboxes. On a positive note, the building passed a compliance inspection in September 2023 regarding rodent control, indicating some improvement in pest management since the initial rat activity inspection earlier that summer.