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290 Devoe Street
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290 Devoe Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

3 Units

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Built in 1920

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3 Floors

3.2(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    23 complaints
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    Open Violations
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    3 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    5
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 09, 2024: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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    Hazardous
    3
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 13, 2019: section 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of flower pots at 2nd story balcony building front
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 17, 2023: §27-2107 adm code owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
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    Property Owners and Associates
    A
    Arlind Lika
    3.2(3)
    Site Manager•
    2 Properties•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    G
    Gzim Lika
    3.2(3)
    Site Manager•
    2 Properties•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    L
    4 Lika LLC
    3.2(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    B
    Bill Lika
    3.2(3)
    Head Officer•
    Owner•
    Agent•
    2 Properties•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (3)

    Over 2 years ago
    hit and miss
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    great area, close to the L train, some units have updated appliances including w/d which is a rare gem
    Cons:
    issues with mail delivery, basement flooded multiple times, internal steps were rickety, not clean upon move in
    Over 2 years ago
    Absent but not too evil
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location, roof accessible by ladder.
    Cons:
    In the winter the apartment would occasionally become sweltering. One of the 3 bedrooms only had one tiny skylight as a window and the mechanism to open it was broken which didn’t allow for any circulation. In the summer the building was incredibly swelteringly hot and acs didn’t reach the public space which also had no window. We had mice and roaches despite being relatively clean and getting traps. Shower and kitchen sink broke while we were there but we’re fixed.
    Advice to owner:
    Help make skylight bigger in windowless room.
    Over 2 years ago
    No great reason to live here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Bill Lika has grown into a largely unaccommodating landlord from the slumlord you find when you search his name. It’s cheap and you can pay rent late, but that’s because this is one of many investment properties he bought during the last recession
    Cons:
    There are mice and roaches living in the walls and they sometimes smell. The top story gets blazing hot in summer. The fire escape is missing at least 1 step. The main stairs are decrepit and unsafe. There was a sewage issue that sent either mold or feces into the bathtub Putting as a note here that he cut pandemic rent by a whole $100, so I’m not considering that to be a helpful covid accommodation
    Advice to owner:
    Literally the bar is so low, but also you can’t expect any care from real estate investors—he clearly sees tenants as an irritation on the way to lots of money. But truly just go find another pastime besides fraud and exploitation.
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