103-42 118th Street, Queens, NY 11419

This two-family residence located at 103-42 118th Street in Richmond Hill, owned by Pamela Outar, has a documented history of ongoing issues regarding unauthorized conversions and use violations over several years. Most recently, in early 2023, there were three separate complaints filed between January 11 and January 19 concerning illegal conversions, including one specifically related to the conversion of commercial space to dwelling units.

Unfortunately, all three of these complaints, registered under complaint numbers 4912351, 4912353, and 4913100, resulted in the Department of Buildings inspectors being unable to gain access to the property on their second final attempts, with the inspections taking place in April 2023. Looking further back, there was a similar incident in July 2019 when a complaint was filed regarding illegal commercial/manufacturing use in the residential zone, noted under complaint number 4782476.

Remarkably, this complaint also ended with inspector inability to gain access during the inspection scheduled for October 23, 2019. The consistent pattern of inspectors being unable to gain access during multiple inspection attempts, spanning both recent and past complaints, raises questions about the condition and accessibility of the property when these violations were being investigated.