195-43 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11423

The three-story, two-family house at 195-43 Jamaica Avenue in Hollis, owned by Moheshwar Chandarpal and built in 1931, has experienced significant regulatory scrutiny in recent years. Most notably, in May 2021, the building was subject to multiple emergency complaints regarding cooking gas issues and power outages, which were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and subsequently closed with no violations found.

However, during a subsequent inspection on May 22, 2021, several serious violations were documented, including the presence of unauthorized cooking facilities in both third-floor apartments (3A and 3B), a key-operated lock on a fire escape in apartment 3B, and a secured window sash in apartment 3B, with violations classified as Class B and C. These illegal alterations were also the subject of multiple Department of Buildings complaints between 2019 and 2021, all marked as access denied on second attempts during inspections. The property has ongoing regulatory challenges, with an active ECB violation from May 2021 concerning unauthorized occupancy and installed kitchen and bathroom facilities on the third story, resulting in a $1,250 penalty.

Additionally, there are open Housing Maintenance Code violations related to unauthorized cooking spaces and a failure to maintain proper occupancy classifications under the Multiple Dwelling Law. A November 2021 violation regarding failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation was eventually dismissed in early 2022 when the ECB downgraded the violation to Class 2 or 3 status. The building's documented history suggests persistent compliance issues, particularly related to unauthorized dwelling units and safety concerns, though many recent complaints have resulted in no violations being found upon inspection.