NYC Renter Guides
Built From Real Building Data.
Tenant rights, building violations, lease traps, pest issues, and how to research any NYC building before you sign, covering all 5 boroughs.
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Active Construction Permits to Check Before Renting in NYC
Scaffolding on a building does not automatically mean trouble. Here is how to pull the actual permit record for an address, read what the work type means for daily life, and spot the permits that are a real red flag.
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Are Buildings with Zero Violations Actually Better?
Are buildings with zero violations actually better? Uncover proactive strategies, safety benefits, financial perks, marketability gains, and real-worl...
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Breaking a Lease Over Cockroaches in NYC
Roaches alone rarely let you break an NYC lease without financial risk. See what the warranty of habitability requires and your realistic options short of walking away.
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Can My Landlord Do Construction While I'm Living There?
Can my landlord do construction while I'm living there? Learn your habitability rights, notice requirements, lease clauses, and remedies like rent aba...
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Can Old Violations Still Affect My Apartment Today?
Can old violations still affect my apartment today? Discover how past building code, safety, health, and zoning issues resurface via inspections or co...
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Comparing Two NYC Buildings With Public Data
When you are choosing between two NYC apartments, pull the same public records for each address, normalize the counts by unit size, and weigh recent, severe issues over old, minor ones.
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False Rent Stabilization Status and Illegal Deregulation in NYC
A rent-stabilized apartment can only become market rate through specific, now mostly closed, legal paths. Here is how deregulation happened before 2019, the warning signs it was done illegally, and how to challenge it.
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Filing a 311 Heat Complaint in NYC
File a 311 heat complaint by phone, online, or through the app, and HPD will contact your landlord and, if the heat is still out, send an inspector. Here is exactly what to expect at each step.
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Finding Out Who Owns Your NYC Building
Find your NYC building's owner through HPD registration, ACRIS deeds and Department of Finance records, and trace an LLC owner to a real person with the state's business search.
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How Many 311 Complaints Is Normal for a NYC Building?
Discover how many 311 complaints are normal for NYC buildings by size, type, and borough using Open Data. Learn averages, top issues like noise and pe...
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How to Check Eviction History for NYC Buildings
Look up every eviction a city marshal has carried out at an NYC building since 2017, read the count against the building's size, and trace each one to its court case.
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How to Check Fire Safety Violations Before Renting
Learn how to check fire safety violations before renting: probe government databases, spot hazards like faulty detectors and blocked exits, understand...