Overview
- The disclosure fulfills a June court-approved settlement that followed a 2024 NYLAG lawsuit seeking public access to NYCHA violation data.
- HPD’s online portal and NYC Open Data now list more than 500 violations recorded since Sept. 15.
- The listings reflect inspections ordered by Housing Court only, since HPD does not routinely inspect NYCHA apartments without a court directive.
- Advocates say the data will support tenant organizing and litigation, and HPD and NYCHA officials describe the release as a transparency step.
- The rollout comes as NYCHA reports $78 billion in repair needs and over 614,000 open work orders, with safety concerns heightened by the Oct. 1 Mitchel Houses partial collapse.