Paying NYC tickets . . . .
may not be fun but can be done online for:
* parking tickets,
* red light violations and
* open (alcohol) container violations.
August 12, 2004
January 23, 2004
Find building information and housing violation information at HPDOnline . . .
Check out the Department of Housing Preservation and Development online search page to find various types of building information.
January 21, 2004
Finding information about a particular motor vehicle using a VIN Number, www.google.com and www.carfax.com . . .
If you have a case containing an allegation of a defect against a particular motor vehicle, it may be worth your while to obtain the VIN number of the offending vehicle. Once obtained, go to google.com, enter the VIN number in the search line, and Google will give you a link to obtain the carfax.com report for that particular vehicle. You can also start your VIN search at carfax.com.
January 16, 2004
Issue: On all of my NYC cases involving building defects, how can I search for building violations online?
Solution: Go to the search page of the NYC Department of Buildings. At the Building Information Search page, start your search with the address of the building in question. The results page will tell you whether there are any complaints as well as the status of resolved and active violations.
