News 12's second visit to a building in Flatbush has led to the cleanup of trash.

Residents of 2802 Clarendon Rd. first called News 12 about the state of their building back in June.

They showed News 12 how garbage had built up in the courtyard, including windows that were broken during a March fire that remained unfixed.

Seven months later, they said things had not gotten better - with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development's website listing 71 new 311 complaints since then - and a second visit showing that if anything - trash has gathered up even more.

"It's kind of degrading that we live here, and we have to live amongst garbage," said third-floor resident Samuel Francois.

While some of the windows in the front have been sealed, the back ones remain open. As for the trash, some of it actually caught on fire just last week.

Francois says while it luckily stayed in the courtyard, "it's very scary, because a spark could happen at any moment, and God forbid, it could be a pretty much worse situation."

Residents say that two tenants currently have a lawsuit against the building management company, J Wasser, which Francois says is mostly unresponsive.

"It's kind of frustrating to ask for something that should be a right to us since we all live here. It just seems like nothing's being handled," he said.

Back in June, News 12 tried to get in touch with J Wasser, without any luck, and News 12 sent them an e-mail again before heading over this time.

While News 12's cameras were there, two people who said they worked with J Wasser showed up with trash bags, and said they had a truck coming to take everything away.

According to them, the reason they had not been there was because the building's super never told them about the situation. News 12 left a voicemail with the super to see if he would back that up.

Despite the response, Francois said he needed to see more before he was impressed, telling News 12 the cleanup "doesn't necessarily solve the problem. It's more of a pacifier than a solid solution."

On the city side of things, the HPD website showed eight complaints still open with the building and 233 violations issued over the last two years.

News 12 also reached out to HPD to find out what else can and will be done. So far, it has not answered.