Flatbush tenants fear collapse, demand emergency building check

Tenants at 75 Lennox Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn, say they fear their building could collapse and are calling on the city to carry out an emergency inspection, according to News 12 New York. The residents say years of neglect have left the structure dangerous, pointing to multiple Department of Buildings violations and a place on the city's list for falsified repairs. In the basement, they say, critical support beams are crumbling and have been propped up with plywood. Tenants say the building has started shaking, and that since they reported the conditions the only change has been that a door was locked. They are demanding an emergency inspection, and News 12 said it reached out to the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Buildings and was waiting to hear back.

Tenants at a Brooklyn apartment building say they fear their home could collapse and are demanding that the city carry out an emergency inspection, according to News 12 New York. The residents of 75 Lennox Road in Flatbush say years of neglect have left the structure in a dangerous state, and they want officials to step in before the situation gets any worse.

According to News 12 New York, the building has racked up multiple violations from the Department of Buildings, and it has landed on the city's list for falsified repairs. Tenants say those problems point to a pattern of neglect that has gone unaddressed, leaving them increasingly worried about their safety inside their own homes as the conditions deteriorate.

The most alarming signs, residents say, are in the basement. According to the account, critical support beams have been left crumbling and are now propped up with plywood. Tenants describe the makeshift fix as evidence that the building's structural integrity has been compromised and that a proper, lasting repair has not been carried out.

Residents say the danger has become impossible to ignore. According to News 12 New York, the building has started shaking, prompting tenants to conclude that something is seriously wrong with the structure. One resident said that when you feel the building shaking, you know something is not good with the building, describing a home that feels as though it is falling apart.

Despite raising the alarm, tenants say little has changed. According to the account, since they reported the conditions, the only visible response has been that a door was locked. Residents say that leaves the underlying safety problems unaddressed and has done nothing to ease their fears about a possible collapse of the building.

Now the tenants are pressing the city to act. According to News 12 New York, residents are demanding an emergency inspection of the building. The station said it reached out to the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Buildings for comment, and that it was still waiting to hear back from both agencies.

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