Collins, Dobkin & Miller LLP

Resources for Tenants

• Research your landlord and your building, request your rent history from DHCR, through JustFix.nyc

• COVID-19, FAQ (NYC Right to Counsel) Information on Eviction Moratorium

• New York’s “Statewide Housing Security and Tenant Protection Act of 2019“

• To find Department of Buildings violations, Certificates of Occupancy and information about alterations to buildings, visit the DOB Building Information Search.

• To find HPD violations and the name and address of the registered managing agent for a building, search the HPD Building, Registration & Violation database.

• To find ownership, mortgage and other title documents about a building, search the Online City Register.

• Does a building receive J-51 benefits? Visit the J-51 Look Up.

• To read legal opinions of the New York City Loft Board, visit the New York Law School Library.

• To find general information about a building, see Oaisis NYC and Property Shark

• Find out the official address of a corporation or LLC.

• Find the status of a DHCR proceeding.

 For helpful general tenants’ rights information:

• DHCR 
• The NYC Rent Guidelines Board
• The Metropolitan Council on Housing
• The New York State Tenants and Neighbors Coalition 
• P.A.’L.A.N.T.E. Harlem