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21 East 129 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1017540011 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP68.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 172. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations9 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’24–25
4
’25–26
2
’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PLUMBING (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · GENERAL (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)CENTRAL HARLEM H.D.F.C., INC
Head officerPAUL A MOORE
Managing agentU.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-09-19

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$472,000 $212,400
2026$564,000 $253,800
2027$460,000 $207,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 129 St — M1 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 128 St & Madison Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

21 East 129 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 41 buildings, 1,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1700 Crotona Park East BX102 C
1690 Longfellow Avenue BX84 C
1695 Boston Road BX71 A
1719 Boston Road BX70 B
1715 Longfellow Avenue BX67 B
400 Manhattan Avenue MN58 A
1700 Longfellow Avenue BX55 B
1660 Hoe Avenue BX54 A
1738 Crotona Park East BX50 B
50 Morningside Avenue MN49 C
1695 Hoe Avenue BX44 A
1705 Hoe Avenue BX44 A
1145 Evergreen Avenue BX40 A
1125 Evergreen Avenue BX40 C
1175 Evergreen Avenue BX39 B
1155 Evergreen Avenue BX39 C
1135 Evergreen Avenue BX39 B
1165 Evergreen Avenue BX39 C
408 Manhattan Avenue MN35 A
551 West 157 Street MN31 C
1728 Crotona Park East BX29 B
232 West 120 Street MN29 B
365 West 118 Street MN28 B
62 East 129 Street MN25 B
28 East 129 Street MN22 B
201 West 121 Street MN21 C
353 West 118 Street MN21 C
357 West 118 Street MN21 D
1712 Longfellow Avenue BX20 B
1724 Crotona Park East BX20 C
106 West 142 Street MN18 C
2026 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 C
105 West 127 Street MN16 B
42 East 129 Street MN16 D
137 West 123 Street MN12 B
142 West 124 Street MN10 A
17 East 129 Street MN4 F
21 East 129 Street MN4 D
27 East 129 Street MN4 D
24 East 129 Street MN4 D
13 East 129 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,885,000 on 1997-04-18 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-04-18Mortgage $2,885,000 — from CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD $2,885,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2023
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2026
Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017112
2018022
2019314
2020202
2021808
2022617
2023628
202448250
202517219
202622224
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The last 12 months — 27 records

DateRecord
2026-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN GLAZE BY WAY OF REGLAZING THE BATHTUB IN THE BATH
2026-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2026-10-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2,
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY,
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT E
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1
2026-05-21311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2026-05-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-21311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-08311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-08Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PORCELAIN GLAZE BY WAY OF REGLAZING THE BATHTUB IN THE BATH
2026-10-09HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2026-10-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-10-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2,
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY,
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT E
2026-06-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 1
2026-05-21311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21311: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2026-05-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-21311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-21311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2026-05-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-08311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-08Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2025-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-21311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-21311: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2025-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-21311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-01-21311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-01-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BATHTUB/SHOWER
2024
2024-12-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-02311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-10-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-14HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1
2024-08-14HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WE
2024-08-05311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-08-05311: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-08-05311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-08-05311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-05Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-08-05Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-08-05Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-08-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-07-29HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM L
2024-07-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED
2024-07-29HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2024-07-29HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WOOD CABINET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2024-07-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-12311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-07-12311: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-07-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-07-12311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-07-12311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2024-07-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2024-07-06HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM W
2024-06-12311: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-06-12311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-06-12311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2024-06-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2024-06-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2024-06-12Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-05-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-06-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-04-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-25311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2022-03-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-03-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-02-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-11-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-11-04311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2021-11-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2021-07-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-17311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-01-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020
2020-09-04311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2020-08-04311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2019
2019-06-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-01-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2019-01-24311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2018
2018-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-05-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-08-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-31311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2016-02-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2013
2013-11-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT-PLANT
2008-12-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-04-18Agreement — from CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD
1997-04-18Deed — from NYC HPD to CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
1997-04-18Mortgage $2,885,000 — from CENTRAL HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NYC HPD$2,885,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-05-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-04-04Permit AL — ISSUED
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-06-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-08Permit AL — ISSUED
1985
1985-07-31Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1975
1975-05-16Mortgage — from SAMMONS, LAVERNE to EVERGREEN THIRD DVRSFIED
1975-05-16Deed — from EVERGREEN THIRD DVRSFIED to SAMMONS, LAVERNE
1975-05-08Mortgage — from EVERGREEN THIRD DVRSFIED to TAYLOR, GILBERT
1975-05-08Deed — from TAYLOR, GILBERT to EVERGREEN THIRD DVRSFIED

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