HPD inspections Archives

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NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do. The new data comes a week after…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 4Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

“It will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. The average building age in New York City is around 90 years, and we’re grappling with a shortage…

ByDavid B. Lever 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

The City Council’s resolution implores the state legislature and HUD to “take strong action and increase NYCHA accountability by auditing the responsiveness of NYCHA managers to tenants,” citing complaints from…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Housing and Homelessness

Data Drop: Where the NYC Heat Complaints Are (So Far)

City Limits looked at complaints received between Oct. 1 and Nov. 21 broken down by community district and found the pattern is similar to previous “heat seasons,” with the greatest…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

It’s the latest civil penalty leveled against Jason Korn, the former “Worst Landlord” on the Public Advocate’s annual list of terrible property owners.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

Bronx Councilmember Pierina Sanchez introduced a bill Thursday that would more than double reinspection fees for landlords who accrue multiple hazard violations within a 12-month period.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

“It’s time to acknowledge that NYCHA residents are an integral part of the city. Like other tenants, they should be entitled to full access to the city’s code enforcement system,”…

ByDoug Turetsky 6Comments

City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

Data Drop: Where the NYC Heat Complaints Are (So Far)

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

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City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement

Opinion: Bronx Building Collapse is a Wake-Up Call

City Lawmakers Call for Probe of How NYCHA Handles Tenant Complaints

Data Drop: Where the NYC Heat Complaints Are (So Far)

Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Forced to Pay $82K in Latest Settlement with NYC Housing Agency

Council Housing Chair Proposes Steeper Fees for Building Owners With Repeat Heat Outages

Under New Law, NYCHA Tenants Can Log Maintenance Complaints with 311. But Advocates Want More Substantial Changes

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