9020 Avenue A

9020 Avenue A in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Not on file, records as of Oct 28, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-02-09. Newest violation issued 2015-12-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2015. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, basement. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF UNSAFE ELECTRICAL EXTENSION CORDS THROUGHOUT RUNNING TO 1ST STORY APT. (FIRE HAZARD) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1 (apt 1), issued 2015-12-16. HPD violation 11038036
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR ENTRANCE LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2015-12-16. HPD violation 11037683
• Class C: Electrical defect, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXTENSION CORDS LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY (apt 2), issued 2015-12-16. HPD violation 11037688
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2), issued 2015-12-16. HPD violation 11037675
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, basement. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR LEADING TO REAR YARD LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1), issued 2015-12-16. HPD violation 11037684
• Class C: Electrical defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY (apt 1STFL), issued 2015-09-21. HPD violation 10868050
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 1st floor. SECTION 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR .. IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY (apt 1STFL), issued 2015-09-21. HPD violation 10868092
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1STFL, 1st STORY (apt 1STFL), issued 2015-09-21. HPD violation 10868073

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: RICKMAN, ROBERT. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3047500044, HPD building ID 187109. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Saratoga Av (3), 14 min walk
• Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy (L), 17 min walk
• Rockaway Av (3), 18 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC Dept. of City Planning PLUTO (tax-roll owner). Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.