Search 1,054 NYC Buildings With Bedbug, DOB, and Rat-Activity Records
Published August 16, 2026. This free tool joins three NYC public-record signals by exact seven-digit Building Identification Number (BIN).
RentReboot found 1,054 NYC buildings that appear in all three of these filtered records:
- at least one owner filing since 2021 that reported one or more bedbug-infested dwelling units;
- at least one DOB violation issued since 2024 that was listed without a disposition date; and
- at least one DOHMH rodent inspection since 2022 with the result “Rat Activity.”
This is a research shortlist, not a list of unsafe buildings. The records cover different dates, agencies, definitions, and parts of a property. Search an address, expand the details, and confirm each signal in its official system.
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Search 1,054 address-level records. Results are a research starting point, not a safety grade or legal determination.
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Why the exact-BIN join matters
NYC addresses are messy. “124 E 107 St” and “124 East 107th Street” may be the same place, while two entrances with similar addresses may be different buildings. Joining on text can merge the wrong records.
This tool requires the same seven-digit BIN in all three sources. NYC defines the BIN as a unique building identifier. We do not use nearby coordinates, fuzzy addresses, or a radius search.
Exact identifiers reduce false matches, but they do not eliminate every data problem. Agency records can contain missing or outdated identifiers, one tax lot can contain multiple buildings, and address displays can change.
What each signal means
Bedbug filing: The owner reported at least one infested dwelling unit in a filing dated on or after January 1, 2021. This is building-level, owner-submitted history. It does not identify a current affected apartment.
Open recent DOB record: A BIS DOB violation has a valid issue date on or after January 1, 2024 and no disposition date in our snapshot. It may concern construction, equipment, paperwork, or another code matter. “Open” is not a safety grade.
Rat Activity inspection: A DOHMH inspection dated on or after January 1, 2022 was marked “Rat Activity.” The city defines active rat signs through observed evidence such as fresh droppings, tracks, burrows, runways, gnawing, or live rats. A later inspection may show correction.
The signals do not have to occur on the same date. A building may qualify because of an older treated bedbug report, a recent administrative DOB record, and a rat-activity result that was followed by successful treatment.
A 10-minute verification workflow
- Confirm the search result’s address, BIN, and BBL match the listing.
- Open HPD Online and review the latest bedbug filing, complaints, and violations separately.
- Request the New York State DBB-N disclosure with the lease draft.
- Open the linked DOB property profile; read the current violation, its type, and connected correction or job filings.
- Open the NYC Rat Information Portal and check whether later inspections passed or documented follow-up.
- Ask management one written question per record and save the answers.
Do not ask, “Is the building safe?” That invites a vague answer. Cite the date and record number and ask what happened next.
The message to send management
“I found three public records for this BIN: a bedbug filing reporting infestation on [date], DOB violation [number], and a rodent inspection marked Rat Activity on [date]. Please confirm what each record concerned, what correction or treatment was completed, and the official follow-up records I can verify.”
A coherent answer should match the public dates and identifiers. Contradictory disclosures, missing follow-up, or pressure to stop asking are reasons to pause.
Why this is not a building score
Counts can punish large, old, or frequently inspected buildings simply because more activity is documented. A building with transparent management and completed follow-up may look busier in public records than a property with missing reports.
The three agencies also measure different things. An owner bedbug filing is not an HPD inspection. A DOB violation is not a tenant heat complaint. A rodent inspection can cover outdoor or lot conditions rather than the apartment.
Use recency, relevance, correction status, and management response—not a single combined number.
How we measured this
We joined three source-specific building aggregates on exact BIN:
- bedbug filings dated January 1, 2021 through the latest available filing, filtered to filings reporting at least one infested unit;
- DOB violations with valid issue dates from January 1, 2024 onward and no disposition date; and
- rodent inspections dated January 1, 2022 through August 16, 2026 with the exact result label “Rat Activity.”
The intersection contains 1,054 BINs. Counts based on property rows or on every kind of rodent-program visit are not comparable: they can duplicate the same building and treat baiting or follow-up work as if it were a positive inspection.
The search is a snapshot. A missing building can have records outside these date windows, in separate agency datasets, or under a missing BIN. Verify current official records before relying on it.
Questions renters ask
Does a result mean all three problems are current? No. The dates differ, and each record may have later correction or treatment.
Why might a building with known issues be missing? It may fall outside the date filters, use a missing or mismatched BIN, appear in a different agency dataset, or lack one of the three exact signals.
Can RentReboot certify the building? No. The tool organizes public records for renter research. Official agencies, licensed professionals, and the actual apartment condition provide the underlying evidence.
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