Collaborative effort between HPD, Public Policy Lab and the Parsons DESIS Lab to research new ways to better inform and assist the public about affordable housing
Local Law 4 of 2012 requires mortgagees to notify HPD within fifteen days when: Commence a mortgage foreclosure action; Discontinue a mortgage foreclosure action; Receive a judgment in a foreclosure action or sell the foreclosed property.
In 2012, the City Council passed Local Law 44 (LL44) which requires HPD to make information available on its website about certain housing development projects receiving City financial assistance.
The recommendations of the 421-a Task Force, established by former Mayor Bloomberg to reform the 421-a property tax program. The changes would modernize the program to foster the creation of housing for low- and middle-income families. The reforms are designed to create the maximum amount of affordable housing for the City while also ensuring that construction of new housing will continue at a strong pace.