531 Tinton Ave
Current status
Right now
- No heat or hot water
- Call 311 any time, day or night. Ask for an HPD heat complaint and write down the number.
- Gas smell
- Leave the building first. Then call 911 or Con Edison at 1-800-752-6633.
- Fire, smoke or carbon monoxide alarm
- Get out and call 911.
- Broken front door, lock or intercom
- Call 311 and ask for an HPD complaint.
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Recorded deeds
Deeds recorded with ACRIS for this building, newest first. A recorded document, and a name on it, is a public record, not a conclusion of current title.
No matching deed is on record for this building in the ACRIS extract.
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531 Tinton Ave, Bronx, NY 10455
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No heat
- Write down the date, time and inside temperature. The law requires 68°F by day and 62°F at night from Oct 1 to May 31. Fill in the heat log.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection. If you can't, arrange access, or the violation stays open.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
No hot water
- Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. Note the date and time it went out.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Leak or water damage
- Take dated photos and video of the leak and the damage.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Roaches / rodents
- Take dated photos. Note where and when you see roaches, mice or rats.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
Peeling or lead paint
- If paint is peeling and the building has a child under 6, or paint may contain lead, call 311 the same day and say 'lead paint'.
- Take dated photos of the peeling paint.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- HPD must inspect lead paint within 10 days. Free legal help: your rights.
Other repair
- Take dated photos and notes: what, where, since when.
- Tell the landlord in writing. Keep a copy.
- Call 311. Ask for an HPD complaint and write down the number.
- Be home for the inspection, or arrange access.
- If nothing changes, ask Housing Court to order repairs. Free legal help: your rights.
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Property history
Key public-record events, oldest first. Open an event for the record detail.
2018-07-27
DOB filing: NB
2018-12-27
DOB filing: Alteration
2019-02-06
DOB filing: NB
2019-02-06
DOB filing: A3
2019-02-06
DOB filing: A2
2019-02-06
DOB filing: A2
2020-05-14
DOB filing: Alteration
2022-01-28
Housing court case: Tenant Action
2022-01-31
Housing court case: Tenant Action/Harrassment
2026-09-29
Open records as of 2026-09-29
The data
HPD violations by year
One bar per year. One inspection can create several rows.
| Year | before the current owner's deed | since the current owner's deed |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
HPD complaints by year
HPD complaint rows by year.
HPD violations: open vs closed
Status buckets as of 2026-09-29. 'Dismissed' is an administrative outcome, not proof a problem was fixed.
Top violation categories
HPD violation rows by category, all years.
Heat and hot-water complaints by season
The longer record
Counts are rows in NYC's public data. One inspection can create several rows. 'Dismissed' is an administrative outcome, not proof a problem was fixed.