89-18 97th Avenue, Queens, NY 11416

The three-unit, two-story Old Law Tenement at 89-18 97th Avenue in Ozone Park, built in 1915 and currently owned by Tanzina Abedin, has experienced several significant maintenance issues, particularly during a concentrated period in June 2022. Notable incidents during this time included multiple safety concerns regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, room for improvement with window guards and door security, and plumbing issues related to the bathtub/shower.

Although the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) closed all these complaints without issuing violations, there were subsequent violation notices related to missing safety equipment and security concerns, though most of these violations had closed by July 2022 following appropriate corrections. More recent concerns include two open Class B violations from June 2022 regarding illegal door fastenings (entrance door to building) and an illegal double cylinder key-operated lock in the second-floor apartment.

The building also underwent inspections in 2023 and 2024, with both showing violations related to the annual bedbug reporting requirement, though previous bedbug filing records from 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 indicated no infestations or eradications. A suspicious complaint regarding illegal conversion was filed in June 2022, though inspection attempts in 2023 were denied access. As of the latest available data, the building maintains compliance with most major safety requirements, with particular attention to the fact that no new major safety violations have been recorded since mid-2022, and most historical violations have been resolved through appropriate remediation.