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J

Jay Jacobs

Head Officer·4 buildings·23 units
2.4

8 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
9
Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

-%

Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Reviews

Former tenant·9 months ago

Rats in first floor, hallway stinks

Pros

heat and ac were great never any power outages or anything packages never stolen no loud noises

Cons

tons of accumulated garbage outside dozens of rats in walls making tons of noise, was never fixed building smells bad poor ventilation poor lighting on first floor landlord was manipulative and rude, condescending, would enter without permission this is a review of apartment #1

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Bad maintenance

Pros

Nothing honestly The building was a mess

Cons

The stairs need to be fixed inside the building Almost tripped multiple times while I lived there

Advice to the owners

Fix your building

Buildings associated with JAY JACOBS

  • 1345 Hancock Street

    1345 Hancock Street

    1.1(1)

    Bushwick

  • 1260 Decatur Street

    1260 Decatur Street

    2.0(1)

    Bushwick

  • 302 Stockholm Street

    302 Stockholm Street

    3.9(1)

    Bushwick

  • 116 Jefferson Street

    116 Jefferson Street

    2.6(5)

    Bushwick

1345 Hancock Street

1345 Hancock Street

1.1(1)

Bushwick

1260 Decatur Street

1260 Decatur Street

2.0(1)

Bushwick

302 Stockholm Street

302 Stockholm Street

3.9(1)

Bushwick

116 Jefferson Street

116 Jefferson Street

2.6(5)

Bushwick

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

-

Renters received their security deposits back

-

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit for this owner or associate is worse than the city average.

Owner average2.27Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
3Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

19Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

3Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

FAQs

Jay Jacobs has an average tenant rating of 2.4 out of 5 across 8 reviews.

Buildings managed by Jay Jacobs average 2.27 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

25% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Jay Jacobs would recommend living there.

25% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Jay Jacobs approve of how it is run.

Jay Jacobs has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Jay Jacobs has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Jay Jacobs has 9 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

Jay Jacobs owns or manages 4 buildings totalling 23 units.

J

Jay Jacobs

Head Officer·4 buildings·23 units
2.4

8 reviews

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