Resources

ACRIS New York City Online Register
Award-winning property document online search and registration application
FHA-approved Condominium Search
A database of FHA-approved condominium projects. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has insured over 34 million properties since 1934 and is the largest insurer of mortgages in the world
GuideStar
The complete source of information about U.S. nonprofits
New York City Department of Buildings
Online query buildings information system for general information on a property in the city including recorded complaints and violations, actions, applications, and inspections
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
The largest municipal developer of affordable housing in the nation
New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
The nation’s number one issuer of bonds for multi-family affordable housing
New York Consolidated Laws
New York State codes and statues
New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC)
AHC creates homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families by providing grants to governmental, not-for-profit and charitable organizations to help subsidize the cost of newly constructed houses and the renovation of existing housing
New York State Corporation and Business Entity Database
Includes business and not for profit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships, as well as other miscellaneous businesses
New York State Home & Community Renewal (NYS HCR)
Responsible for the supervision, maintenance and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State
Office of the Attorney General
As head of the Department of Law, the Attorney General is both the “People’s Lawyer” and the State’s chief legal officer
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB)
UHAB supports self-help housing and community building in low-income neighborhoods by training, organizing, developing, and assisting resident-controlled limited equity housing co-operatives
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD’s mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination