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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How to Check if My Building Is in Foreclosure
Discover how to check if your building is in foreclosure using county records, online databases like RealtyTrac, title reports, and tax checks. Learn ...
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How to Check if My Landlord Is Overcharging Me
Learn how to check if your landlord is overcharging you through illegal rent hikes, hidden fees, inflated utilities, and deposit issues. Review your l...
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How to Look Up Gas and Electrical Safety Violations
Learn how to look up gas and electrical safety violations using OSHA, CPSC databases, state authorities, and FOIA requests. Protect your home from hid...
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HP Actions in NYC Housing Court and on Building Records
How NYC tenants start an HP action to force repairs or stop harassment, what it costs, what happens in court, and what HP cases on a building's record tell a future renter.
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Is My Landlord Required to Pay for Bed Bug Treatment in NYC?
Discover if your landlord must pay for bed bug treatment in NYC under Local Law 151 of 2017. Learn disclosure rules, timelines, habitability warrantie...
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Is My Landlord Required to Provide Laundry in NYC?
Staring at a pile of laundry with no washer in sight? In NYC, your landlord
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Looking Up NYC Housing Court Cases by Address
NYC's own court search tools look up Housing Court cases by party name or index number, not street address, but HPD's litigation data and the eviction dataset fill the gap.
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NYC Broker Fees and the FARE Act
Since June 2025, the FARE Act means the party who hires a broker pays for it, not the tenant. Here is what a landlord can still charge you, how to spot an illegal fee, and where to complain if charged one.
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NYC Building Reports and Whether to Pay for One
Most of what a paid NYC building report shows comes from free city records. See what those records cover, what a paid service adds, and when a licensed inspection is the thing worth paying for.
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NYC Heat Complaint Records to Check Before Renting
Before you sign a lease, pull the building's heat and hot water record on HPD Online, NYC Open Data, or a free address lookup, then read it for recent violations, not just a raw complaint count.
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NYC Heat Season Laws
NYC heat season runs October 1 to May 31 with fixed indoor temperature minimums, day and night. Here is what the law requires, who it covers, what it costs a landlord to break it, and what changed in 2026.
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NYC Rent Guidelines Board Increases by Lease Year
The Rent Guidelines Board sets a different increase every year, and which one applies depends on your lease start date. Here is the order in effect now, the freeze starting October 1, and how to tell which applies.