Renter Be Aware: NYC Apt 311 Complaints

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Know the history of your NYC rental!

While you browse for an apartment, see every 311 complaint lodged against its address since…Know the history of your NYC rental!

While you browse for an apartment, see every 311 complaint lodged against its address since 2010.
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That apartment looks like a great deal, but what is the mouse situation? Have there ever been bed bugs? Is it really loud?

Now you can know all the (potentially) sordid details in real time, while you browse for apartments.

When you visit an apartment listing on NYC rental sites (see list below), this extension will turn red if there are any NYC 311 complaints that have been reported from the apartment's address.

By simply clicking on the extension icon, a list will pop down with all complaints since 2010, from heating problems to infestations to noise complaints.

If there are no complaints, the icon will turn green.

The extension currently works for the following rental websites:

- StreetEasy (www.streeteasy.com)
- Trulia (www.trulia.com)
- Zillow (www.zillow.com)
- Padmapper (www.padmapper.com)
- Zumper (www.zumper.com)
- Craigslist (for the rare listing with a street address) (www.craigslist.com)

Note: It will only work for listings that have a complete street address. So if the apartment doesn't specify the street number, no information will appear.

Want to see this extension expanded to a new website or a new city? Get in touch at http://twitter.com/alizauf or file an issue: https://github.com/harimohanraj/311-address-search/issues

This is extension is powered by NYC Open Data: 311 Service Requests from 2010 to Present
https://nycopendata.socrata.com/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9

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Made by Aliza Aufrichtig and Hari Mohanraj at Recurse Center! (www.recurse.com)