290 Devoe Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

3 Units

Built in 1920

3 Floors

Pet Friendly: Unknown
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Renters Recommendations

-- of renters recommend this building

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Reviews (3)

Over 3 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 3 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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Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
The average number of violations per unit at 290 Devoe Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
Less than 0.01 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
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class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
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Hazardous
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class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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Immediately hazardous
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class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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Missing information/filings
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class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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Property Owners and Associates
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Arlind Lika
3.2(3)
Site Manager
2 Properties6 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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Gzim Lika
3.2(3)
Site Manager
2 Properties6 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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4 Lika LLC
3.2(3)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties6 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0
B
Bill Lika
3.2(3)
Owner
Head Officer
Agent
2 Properties6 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0

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