City Limits

City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement

NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do. The new data comes a week after the ...
THE CITY on MSN

Private management promised to fix public housing, yet hundreds of violations linger

When a New York City landlord fails to address serious housing code violations, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is forced to step in. Using taxpayer dollars, HPD hires a ...
WUSA

Montgomery County Council unanimously approves to help renters when landlords fail to fix housing violations

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — The Montgomery County Council helped strengthen renter protections Tuesday after passing a bill that removes an exemption for landlord and tenant issues where landlords fail ...
Wichita Eagle

Council rejects proposed renter protections, moves ahead with updating housing code

Council chambers were packed Tuesday as Wichitans showed up to speak on proposed ordinances on tenant protections and code enforcement. Stefania Lugli KLC Journal A split Wichita City Council rejected ...
Brownstoner

Private Management Promised to Fix Public Housing, Yet Violations Linger

When a New York City landlord fails to address serious housing code violations, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is forced to step in. Using taxpayer dollars, HPD hires a ...