Review Summary for Bill Lika
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews for buildings managed by Bill Lika consistently highlight serious management and maintenance shortcomings. Complaints frequently note poor cleanliness, ineffective garbage management, pest infestations, and unreliable heating systems. Many tenants report slow or inadequate responses to repair requests, with some describing patchwork fixes rather than comprehensive solutions. Safety concerns such as mold, broken locks, and illegal modifications are recurrent themes, along with noise and aging infrastructure issues. Although locations are often praised for convenience, the overall sentiment warns potential renters to expect neglect, poor upkeep, and a management style perceived as unresponsive and dismissive of tenant concerns.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 6 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
8.8 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
67
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 10, 2025: (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
74
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 06, 2025: § 27-2045(b)(1)(b) hmc, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 rcny repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment located at apt 1f, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
17
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Mar 03, 2024: § 27-2044, 2041.1 hmc: §238 mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective latch in the entrance located at apt 3l, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Missing information/filings
18
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Nov 19, 2025: §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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All Properties Associated with Bill Lika
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Greenpoint
112 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222
8 Units • 4 Floors
1.5(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
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Williamsburg
103 North 7 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
6 Units • 4 Floors
2.5(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
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Williamsburg
213 North 5 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
3 Units • 3 Floors
2.5(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
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Williamsburg
185 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
3 Units • 3 Floors
2.9(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Reviews (9)
4.38 stars
1 month ago
Not bad but can have better
Former Tenant
Pros:
great location. Nice wood floors.
Cons:
very small apartment
2.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Responsive but negligent landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Washer dryer and location are big perks
Cons:
Apartment wasn’t cleaned, painted or repaired prior to move in. Any complaints made to the landlord were handled with quick patch jobs but the apartment had some fundamental issues.
Advice to owner:
Invest in the proper cleaning and repair of your apartments
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
Never live in any of Bill/Will Lika buildings!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is the only good thing
Cons:
He owns over 20 buildings. Hides them under different names. Look him up on whoownswhat.justfix.org by address or name Bill Lika or Will Lika. Major heat outages during cold months, unregistered boiler, unsafe boiler room, no cleaning or maintenance for the building. If you need something fixed, it either doesn't get done or gets done half way. Doesn't make any expensive repairs. Abusive to women. If you insist on repairs, he will threaten to evict (illegal btw). His rental broker does not disclose any issues before renting you a lemon. Stay away at all costs!
Advice to owner:
Grow a conscience.
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Current
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location and safe
Cons:
Not the most responsive landlord, only communicates by text (no email), pest problems in the summer/fall
2.25 stars
Over 3 years ago
Best avoided
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Great location
Cons:
Almost everything that could have issues had issues.
- Leaks
- Plumbing (no full on breakages, but shower head, kitchen sink, etc. all leaked or had issues)
- Mice seen in building
- Brick walls look cool, but are in terrible shape (dusty, crumbling pieces)
- Appliances old, cheap, don't work well (oven / stove don't get hot)
- Mold concerns
- Incredibly loud radiators
- Leaks
- Plumbing (no full on breakages, but shower head, kitchen sink, etc. all leaked or had issues)
- Mice seen in building
- Brick walls look cool, but are in terrible shape (dusty, crumbling pieces)
- Appliances old, cheap, don't work well (oven / stove don't get hot)
- Mold concerns
- Incredibly loud radiators
Advice to owner:
Gut renovate - people will always cycle in and out until the root issues are solved.
1.5 stars
Over 3 years ago
Mold palace and violations galore
Former Tenant
Pros:
Living in Greenpoint
Cons:
Landlord is a snake
Building is not maintained in the slightest
Lopsided stairs
Black mold all over that the super painted over
Heat doesn’t work properly
Illegal windowless rooms in all units
Illegal basement unit
Doors don’t lock properly
Kitchen ceiling fell in due to water damage and instead of fixing it, he lowered the ceiling 2 feet and just covered it up that way
Mouse problem
Kitchen hasn’t been updated in years and nothing works
Smoke alarms never replaced
No carbon monoxide alarm
Building is not maintained in the slightest
Lopsided stairs
Black mold all over that the super painted over
Heat doesn’t work properly
Illegal windowless rooms in all units
Illegal basement unit
Doors don’t lock properly
Kitchen ceiling fell in due to water damage and instead of fixing it, he lowered the ceiling 2 feet and just covered it up that way
Mouse problem
Kitchen hasn’t been updated in years and nothing works
Smoke alarms never replaced
No carbon monoxide alarm
Advice to owner:
Fix all of the above and stop charging so much for these terrible places! You literally have articles about how you’re a slum lord, come on dude.
1 stars
Over 3 years ago
do not live here
Former Tenant
Pros:
location of unit
Cons:
mold, roaches, the responsiveness of landlord
Advice to owner:
clean up mold
3 stars
Over 4 years ago
Avoid if possible
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location. That’s it.
Cons:
I had a huge problem with mice. Bill was unresponsive, and only did something after I threatened to file an official complaint. Water pressure and overall plumbing is really, really bad (low water pressure, temperature in the shower oscillates a lot, and leaks in the ceiling.)
Advice to owner:
Don’t be dismissive of your tenants and listen to your contractors too. Also, if you actually fix the problems the first time you come, we won’t bug you anymore... On top of that, we didn’t have a lock in the front door for a week.
1.75 stars
Over 4 years ago
You Can Do Better
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s an amazing location
Cons:
There’s quite a few issues and the landlord just doesn’t care