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Check a NYC building before you apply

Before you pay a fee or sign a lease, look the building up in the city's own records: open violations, building work, whether it's on the rent-stabilised lists, its flood zone and who owns it. Type the address and we'll link you to each record.

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We don't look anything up or save the address. It stays in this page's web address (so it's in your browser history and in any link you share), and each record opens on the official site, which sees what you search for there.

What you'll be able to check

Enter an address above to get links for your building.

  • Housing violations, complaints and registration (HPD)
  • Building permits, complaints and DOB violations (Department of Buildings)
  • Whether the building is on the rent-stabilised lists (Rent Guidelines Board)
  • How to get the apartment's rent history (HCR)
  • Its flood zone (FEMA)
  • Its owner, deeds and mortgages (ACRIS), and the landlord's other buildings (Who Owns What, a nonprofit tool)