The Department of Housing Preservation and Development added a feature to their Web site to check the status of housing litigation cases initiated by HPD or any cases involving HPD.
New Yorkers can already research code violations, registrations, emergency repair progress and complaint status. This latest feature means that, in addition, residents can look up all cases the HPD has brought to housing court after August 2006 (and even some from before).
According to HPD Commissioner Shaun Donovan, the new feature is just an extension of the Department’s continued commitment to increase the public’s access to information, as well as to improve both landlords’ and tenants’ knowledge of their rights and responsibilities in a city full of renters.
The searchable database includes cases of heat and hot water outages, outstanding code violations, rent collection disputes and certificates for demolition and construction – all at the click of a button.
At www.nyc.gov/hpd, first enter the building address on the Complaint, Violation and Registration Information look-up, and then click on Legislation/Case Status in the left-hand column. Voila!
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