Lead paint violations at 540 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn
HPD lists 48 open lead paint violations at this Flatbush building in Brooklyn, under Local Law 1. Each order is set out in plain English, newest first.
- open lead paint violations
- 48
- of them class C, immediately hazardous
- All
- apartments named in open orders
- 7
- newest lead order issued
- Aug 21, 2026
- lead orders on record since 2010
- 120
An order is open while HPD still hasn't accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. Once HPD accepts it, the order is closed. What to do next
Lead orders still open, newest first
All 48 open orders appear below. When one day's order covers several apartments, those apartments share a row, and each one is named.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Where | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 616) | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Aug 21, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall, 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 2nd room from east at south | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door, 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, north wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617) | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from east at south wall door, 1st closet from east at south wall door frame, north wall in the 3rd room from east at north | Jul 24, 2026 |
| 3H | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 23, 2026 |
| 3 apartments3H, 3H, 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Not fixed when re-checked | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east at north | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall in the kitchen | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 3H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Owner's proof of repair rejected | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at north wall, baseboard at south wall, 1st closet from west at north wall door in the foyer | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 2H | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall in the foyer | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from east at south wall in the 4th room from east | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, west wall in the 4th room from east | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | East wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the 2nd room from east at north | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Baseboard at west wall, 1st riser from east at south wall, 1st riser from north at east wall in the kitchen | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall, east wall, 1st window frame from west at north wall in the kitchen | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622) | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Jul 20, 2026 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | East wall in the 1st room from north at west | Jul 20, 2026 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall in the 1st room from north at west | Jul 20, 2026 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | South wall, east wall in the 2nd room from north at east | Jul 20, 2026 |
| B2 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | West wall in the bathroom | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from north at east wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from north | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 4 apartmentsE1, E1, E1, E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 624)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st dumb waiter from south at west wall in the private hallway | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from west at north wall in the private hallway | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st closet from west at north wall door, 1st closet from west at north wall door frame, east wall in the foyer | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st door frame from south at west wall, north wall, 1st window frame from north at east wall in the kitchen | Jul 20, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 2nd room from north at west | Feb 19, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, south wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from north | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 5 apartmentsE1, E1, E1, E1, E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Feb 19, 2026 |
| E1 | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | North wall, east wall, west wall, 1st window frame from south at west wall in the bathroom | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2A | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven (order 622)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | The whole apartment | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jan 9, 2020 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix (order 617)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Place not named in the order | Jan 9, 2020 |
| 4F | Lead records not handed to HPD (order 618)Inspector could not get in to re-check | C, immediately hazardous | Building paperwork | Aug 13, 2010 |
Unless a row says otherwise, each open order here still reads "notice sent to the owner". For HPD Online, the building ID numbers are BIN 3117117, BBL 3050990116. Open HPD Online
Your next steps
- Keep children away from peeling paint. Wash hands, toys, pacifiers, window sills and floors often, and keep children away from rooms where repair work makes dust. Don't sand, scrape or repaint old paint yourself, because that creates lead dust.
- Get your child tested. If you think your child was exposed, get a blood lead test from the doctor now. At age 1, and once more at age 2, New York also requires the test. How the test works
- Put your complaint in writing. Tell your landlord about the peeling paint, and whether a child under age 6 lives at 540 Ocean Avenue. Free letters in English and Spanish
- Report the problem to HPD. Call 311, or report it online, about peeling paint or repair work that makes dust. Filing is free, and your immigration status doesn't matter.
- Child tested high for lead? Follow the doctor's plan for retesting, then talk to a lead paint lawyer about the building's record: call (888) 503-5930.
These lead orders in plain English
Local Law 1 of 2004 is the city's lead paint law, and these orders were issued under it. Lead paint is presumed in buildings built before 1960, and owners get extra duties for apartments where a child under 6 lives.
- 43 open: peeling lead paint to fix. The paint here contains lead, or is presumed to, and it is peeling or sits on damaged surfaces. Repairing it is the owner's job, using lead-safe work methods.
- 4 open: vacant-apartment lead work not proven. While the apartment sat empty, the owner had to make its doors, windows and floors lead-safe, then prove that to HPD. The proof isn't there.
- 1 open: lead records not handed to HPD. The building's lead paint records, covering notices, inspections and repairs, were requested by HPD, but the owner didn't send them within 45 days.
HPD uses class C for a condition that is immediately hazardous. A closed order is one where HPD accepted a repair, or proof from the owner. Of the lead orders here, 72 are closed.
Lead orders here, year by year
- 20101
- 20118
- 20162
- 201817
- 20193
- 202012
- 20212
- 202210
- 202312
- 20249
- 202644
Closed lead orders (72)
This list shows the 40 most recent closures.
| Apartment | What HPD ordered | Class | Issued | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2I | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2024 | May 12, 2025 |
| 2I | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2024 | May 12, 2025 |
| 2I | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2024 | May 12, 2025 |
| 2I | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Oct 10, 2024 | May 12, 2025 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2B | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 9, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 9, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 9, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 9, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 2F | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | May 9, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 2B | Vacant-apartment lead work not proven | C | Nov 24, 2023 | Jun 9, 2024 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jul 21, 2023 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Aug 1, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2A | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 15, 2022 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 13, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| 2H | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 13, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| 4J | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Jan 9, 2020 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| J3 | Peeling lead paint to fix | C | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 24, 2020 |
A closed order is one where HPD has accepted a repair, or proof from the owner, for it. That doesn't mean the entire building is lead-safe.
Lead orders at other buildings in Flatbush
Records: HPD's housing violation data, published on NYC Open Data and refreshed monthly; it covers lead paint orders 610 to 626, and the newest lead order anywhere in it is dated October 21, 2026. This page only reads the public record. It is not a medical opinion or a legal finding about the owner.