Pilot program launched to provide funding for community-based organizations to jointly coordinate anti-displacement initiatives – such as code enforcement, tenant organizing and education, legal representation, affirmative litigation, and other strategies – in these neighborhoods.
Local Law 7 of 2018 requires HPD to evaluate certain sales of select rent-regulated multiple dwellings for potential inclusion on the Speculation Watch List.
HPD’s language access efforts ensures all have equitable access to the Agency’s services by training front-line staff, translating its website, public-facing online consumer systems, and making translators and translating services available throughout the Agency.
The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS), sponsored by the NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and Development, is conducted every 3 years to comply with NYS and NYC’s rent regulation laws. This report is based on data from the 2011, 2014, and 2017 HVSs, which are sample surveys.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced two laws that shine a spotlight on both public and private vacant land to further accelerate the production of affordable housing. This legislation is the latest effort to help the City reach its goal of building 300,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
Local Law of 2017 guarantees legal representation in Housing Court for qualified low-income tenants who face eviction proceedings. The lawyers will be provided by nonprofit legal organizations with funding from the City.
The Brownsville Plan, is a community-based planning process that focused on working with residents, elected officials, community based organizations and government agencies to develop short term projects for future development.
To serve the neediest families, the City is committed to improving the fairness and efficiency of housing allocations to qualified households. (HPD) & DCA examine how households’ financial experience, knowledge, and history affect the affordable housing application and selection process.