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213 North 5 Street
Williamsburg

213 North 5 Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

3 Units

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Built in 1880

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3 Floors

2.5(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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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.
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    24.66 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    27
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 25, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the celling in the kitchen located at apt 3l, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    39
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 25, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 1st room from east located at apt 3l, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    8
    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
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    J
    Jim Lika
    2.5(2)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•3 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    B
    Bill Lika
    2.1(7)
    Owner•
    4 Properties•20 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    B
    Bil Lika, President
    2.5(2)
    Owner•
    1 Property•3 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Building Ratings

    Cleanliness
    1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
    Garbage Management
    1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
    Heat
    1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
    Neighbors
    1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
    Noise Levels
    1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
    Owner Responsiveness
    1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
    Pest Control
    1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
    Water Pressure
    1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
    Cleanliness
    Garbage Management
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    Noise Levels
    Owner Responsiveness
    Pest Control
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    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

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

    Reviews (2)

    Over 1 year 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.
    Over 2 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.