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838 42 Street, Brooklyn

2 open Class C — see them ↓$3,960.00 recorded as due
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838 42 Street at a glance

838 42 Street, Brooklyn has 16 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $3,960.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. The most recent record is dated Dec 9, 2025.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
13
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$3,960.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.80
20 residential units · NYC average 0.38
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
0
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 9, 2025
311 record

Health score for 838 42 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 2, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 317 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 13
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 4
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $3,960
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 838 42 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 317 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 838 42 Street

$3,960.00 is recorded as due across the 17 summonses below, out of $5,385.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 838 42 Street
049680944PApr 14, 2026DIRTY SIDEWALKJul 13, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$80.00
049630438RApr 13, 2026IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEJul 13, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$80.00
049096550JAug 21, 2025LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCENov 20, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047535191XAug 8, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKNov 6, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048908626LJun 30, 2025DIRTY SIDEWALKSep 29, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
049241204PJun 20, 2025DIRTY AREASep 18, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048991327LMay 10, 2025DIRTY AREAAug 8, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048818212MDec 29, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMar 31, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048545097PNov 14, 2024DIRTY AREAFeb 13, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048484294HJul 16, 2024FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETDec 10, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0194792557Apr 12, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMay 30, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)$434.00
0194798809Feb 25, 2017FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETMar 31, 2017Defaulted (did not respond)$438.00
0177605790Oct 24, 2013DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREANov 29, 2013Defaulted (did not respond)$528.00
034501914NApr 15, 2006FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING: EXTERIOR HAZARDOUS .Sep 24, 2007Pending—
1140498Apr 15, 2006FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL. DEFECT- MISSING AND DEFECTIVE Sep 24, 2007Written off—
0143595459Aug 12, 2004DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 16, 2005Found in violation—
010631747JSep 14, 2000FAILED TO REMOVE OBSTRUCT ACCUMULATIONSOct 24, 2006Found in violation—