About the Database

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Housing issues disproportionately impact residents who don’t have easy access to recourse. By participating in this database, you help expose patterns of neglect, unsafe conditions, and unfair practices. Your voice becomes evidence.

Trusted community groups like Florida Rising back this initiative; they’ve helped push for tenant rights & local measures such as putting rent stabilization on the Orange County ballot (so people can have a say). 

In Orange County, efforts supported by organizing have helped secure:

• Largest-ever Affordable Housing Trust Fund allocation ($20.85M) to create 573 units.
   
• Initiatives like Enclave at Canopy Park – over 100 affordable units coming to life with support from the Trust Fund.
   

This database aims to do something similar: collect resident‐driven data to push for real change, so landlords are held accountable, laws are informed by actual living conditions, and housing is safer and more just for everyone.

When you file a complaint, the database records key details such as:

• Property information (address, landlord/management, property type)
   
• Nature of the issue (maintenance problems, unsafe conditions, code violations, rent concerns, etc.)
   
• Date and description of the complaint
   
• Optional supporting evidence (photos, documents, statements)
   

This information builds a public, searchable record of property conditions across Orange County. Over time, patterns emerge: multiple complaints about the same landlord, common issues in certain neighborhoods, or repeated safety violations.