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
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.
Update to 2014 housing report, using estimates from the most recent New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS) for 2017. We find that the disappearance of modestly-priced rental units has continued, leaving the City’s lowest-income households with fewer and fewer opt
Final reports present findings related to exterior door security at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments, based on observations made throughout the five boroughs between July 10, 2018 and August 29, 2018.
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).
Report contains number of contacts & placements in transitional housing resulting from such contacts during the reporting period and the number of referrals of persons so contacted to programs or services during the reporting period. Includes permanent/ transitional housing projections.
The report includes the number of contacts and placements in transitional housing resulting from such contacts during the reporting period. Also includes the number of referrals of persons so contacted to programs or services during the reporting period.
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.
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.
The Brownsville Plan is the result of a community-driven process to identify neighborhood goals, form strategies to address local needs, and find resources to fill gaps in service. This will result in the creation of over 2,500 new affordable homes.
Pursuant to LL 136-2017, the Universal Access Law report on legal services available to all tenants facing eviction in housing court and public housing authority termination of tenancy. Report includes individuals eligible for provision of legal services in eviction proceedings.