About

spillthe.rent is a free rental research tool built entirely for renters. Search any apartment building in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Long Island City and get the real picture — tenant reviews, government violation records, bedbug history, landlord portfolios, and real rent prices people actually paid. No sugar coating, no landlord spin.

We pull from multiple sources: NYC HPD violation records, the NYC Bedbug Registry, Department of Buildings permits, housing court tenant actions, OATH short-term rental violations, NYC rent stabilization lists, Google Reviews, and direct submissions from real tenants. Everything is sourced from official government databases or verified tenant reports — nothing is fabricated or paid for by landlords.

Yes, completely free. You can search any building, read reviews, and see all official data without paying anything or creating an account.

No. You can browse the map and read everything without an account. Creating an account lets you submit reviews, report your rent, track buildings you're watching, and build your rental history profile.

Never. Landlords cannot pay to suppress, edit, or remove any reviews or official data on this platform. Government records are what they are. Community reviews can only be responded to, never deleted by a landlord. This is non-negotiable.

Community reviews come from verified tenant submissions. Google reviews are pulled directly from Google's API. Official data like HPD violations and bedbug reports come straight from NYC government databases — these are public records that cannot be faked or manipulated.

HPD stands for NYC Housing Preservation and Development. When a building has code violations — things like no heat, mold, pest infestations, or structural issues — HPD records them officially. We pull these records and display them per building so you can see a building's full violation history before you sign a lease.

We categorize buildings based on their open violation count. Clean means zero open violations. Minor means 1 to 5. Moderate means 6 to 15. Severe means 16 or more open violations. Class C violations are the most serious and indicate conditions that are immediately hazardous.

Rent stabilized buildings in NYC have legal limits on how much a landlord can raise rent each year. Tenants in stabilized units have stronger legal protections. We flag rent stabilized buildings so you know your rights before you sign.

HP Actions are lawsuits filed by tenants against their landlord in NYC Housing Court to force repairs or stop harassment. If a building shows multiple HP Actions it means conditions got bad enough that tenants had to take legal action. We surface this data because it's one of the strongest signals of a problematic landlord.

The Receipt is our rent calculator that shows you what you're actually paying versus what a landlord is advertising. Landlords often advertise a listed rent but offer concessions like one free month. Open The Receipt to see your real average monthly cost over your lease term.

Yes. You can submit what you're paying, your bedroom count, and your move-in year anonymously. This data helps other renters benchmark whether a listing is fairly priced for that building and neighborhood.

By default yes. You can choose to attach your handle to a review if you want credit but anonymous is the default to protect tenants from landlord retaliation.

Yes. Use the + button on the map to add a missing building. We'll verify it against Google Places and add it to our database. If Google can't confirm it we'll still add it with a pending verification status.

Some buildings, especially smaller ones, may not have Google Business listings, meaning no Google rating is available. If there are no community reviews yet that's just because no tenants have submitted one yet — you could be the first. Official data like HPD violations depends on whether any violations have been filed with the city.

Government data is refreshed monthly. Google ratings are updated periodically. Community reviews appear in real time as tenants submit them.

Currently Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island City in Queens. We're expanding to more NYC boroughs and cities based on demand.

Not yet but this is coming. We're building a verified landlord program that lets property managers with strong records respond to reviews publicly and list verified vacancies. Reach out to us if you're interested.

Use the flag option on any review to report it. We review flagged content and remove anything that violates our community guidelines.

spillthe.rent was built by a developer frustrated with the lack of honest information available to renters in NYC. The platform exists entirely on the renter's side.