Landlord Watch List Submissions

LANDLORD WATCHLIST SUBMISSIONS

If you have not already done so, it is important to file your housing complaint(s) officially with the City's Citizen Service Center by calling 311 (311 can be accessed outside of New York City by dialing (212) NEW YORK). For the hearing impaired, the TTY number is (212) 504-4115. The Center is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

To submit your landlord for the Public Advocate's NYC's Worst Landlords Watch List, you can call our office at (212) 669-7250 or send an email to GetHelp@pubadvocate.nyc.gov.  Please be sure to include  your contact information, building address and notes on the nature of the housing violation.

The Public Advocate's office will use records from the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to determine whether your building has any outstanding violations. To be published on the Watch List, buildings with fewer than 35 units must have an average of at least three open, serious violations per unit. Larger buildings must have an average of at least two open serious violations per unit.

Landlords that resolve their violations with HPD will be automatically removed from the Watch List.

Your personal information will not be displayed on the Watch List. It will enable the Public Advocate's office to contact you about your case and provide you with additional tenant resources.