Building & Housing Maintenance complaints

311 building & housing maintenance complaints across 27 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.

Complaints about the physical condition of buildings and housing — blight, code violations, failing plumbing and heat, unsanitary conditions, and property maintenance concerns on both residential and commercial properties.

Year to date — data through May 1, 2026. Counts will increase as the year progresses.

Building & Housing Maintenance complaints — 2026

Total complaint counts. Data covers January through May 1, 2026.

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1New York City
364.7K4.4K2.6d
2Edmonton
20.1K2.0K16.8d
3Chicago
18.5K6957.5d
4Baltimore
10.9K1.9K3.2d
5Philadelphia
9.0K56211.7d
6Austin
8.7K9071.9d
7Ottawa
8.4K8275.0d
8Los Angeles
5.6K1446.2d
9Minneapolis
5.0K1.2K2.0d
10Toronto
4.9K175—
11San Francisco
4.1K4701.1d
12Louisville
4.1K6445.0d
13Boston
3.9K5844.3h
14Charlotte
3.9K449—
15Cleveland
3.3K8944.0d
16Vancouver
2.8K4271.2d
17San Diego
2.8K2014.5d
18St. Louis
2.7K8913.6d
19New Orleans
2.5K6552.3d
20Somerville
2.4K2.9K—
21Buffalo
2.2K7794.1d
22Oakland
2.0K468—
23Nashville
1.9K2723.1d
24Baton Rouge
1.9K818—
25Montréal
1.4K774.2d
26Indianapolis
1.3K1487.0d
27Calgary
47536—

Complaints filed January through May 1, 2026. Population from most recent census.

How to find this data

This is where NYC's HPD-style housing complaints live: 'HEAT/HOT WATER', 'PLUMBING', 'PAINT/PLASTER', 'DOOR/WINDOW', 'UNSANITARY CONDITION'. Chicago uses the single catch-all 'Building Violation'. Baton Rouge uses 'BLIGHTED PROPERTIES' and 'BUILDING CODE/ZONING VIOLATIONS'. Expect this category to be large in cities with aggressive code enforcement.

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Report a building & housing maintenance issue

This page shows historical data. To file a building & housing maintenance complaint, contact your city's 311 service directly.

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