NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- A new online tool is making it easier for residents to find housing violations, litigation information and more for buildings under the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

The website for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) now includes information about violations issued to NYCHA properties as requested by Housing Court.

It marks a change to the HPD's website, which previously only offered information on privately owned apartment buildings and homes in New York City.

"This is a major victory for NYCHA residents in the fight for housing justice,” said Danielle Tarantolo, Director of NYLAG’s Special Litigation Unit," said Danielle Tarantolo, the director of New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)’s Special Litigation Unit.

"This

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