Audit Report on the New York City Housing Authority's Tenant Selection Process to determine whether new applicants awaiting NYCHA apartments are selected from certified waiting lists and meet screening requirements.
A report estimating the impact that Airbnb listings have had on neighborhood rents in New York City, which were disproportionately high in portions of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
This brief from New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer documents the role that security deposits play in the city’s housing market and outlines reforms that would help renters more easily afford to live in the five boroughs.
New York City’s current property tax system is notoriously opaque, unfair, and regressive. For the past four decades, rather than dealing with its structural flaws, New York State has layered on a patchwork of exemptions and abatements to lower tax rates for various owners.
The Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) Program which provides a partial property tax exemption for senior citizens who own one, two, or three family homes, condominiums, or cooperative apartments in New York City (the City).
In the matter of an application submitted by Enclave on 241st LLC pursuant to Section 201 of the NYC Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution modifying APPENDIX F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Housing Inclusionary area, and to APPENDIX I to extend Transit Zone 1.
Office of Tenant Advocate activity report, LL 161/2017 • # of complaints received by OTA and description of complaint • Average response time to complaints • Description of efforts to communicate with tenants • # of recommendations made to DOB commissioner