Once inside the home, inspectors found several dozen violations like faulty wiring, illegal conversions and blocked exit.
Two of the building's open violations date back 20 years to 2003 and it appears they were never addressed. Now the question is why.
The garage owned by 57 Ann Street Realty Association, based in Great Neck, had 64 violations with the New York City Buildings Department dating back to 1976.
Dead rodents, broken pipes, stench of clogged water, and caved bathroom ceilings are just a few snapshots of the conditions residents at two Washington Heights buildings say they've been forced to live in for years.
At 4 feet deep, the pool was holding 60 tons of water on the roof of the building that housed a day care.
Fed-up tenants of a building in the Bronx are suing their landlord to fix many problems they say have been going on for months.