What's happening
This bill requires public online reporting of housing code violations in NYCHA properties and mandates annual audits of related repairs.
Why it matters
Increased transparency. By requiring that open code violations in NYCHA properties be posted online, tenants, advocates, and the public can better monitor unresolved issues and hold the housing authority accountable.
Equal treatment. The bill mandates that NYCHA code violations be tracked and displayed in the same way as those for private landlords, addressing long-standing disparities in how public and private housing violations are reported.
Regular oversight of repairs. With annual audits by the comptroller on NYCHA repairs, there’s an added layer of scrutiny to ensure repair work is actually completed and potentially to uncover patterns of neglect or inefficiency within the housing authority.
Empowerment of residents and advocates. Easier public access to violation data and repair outcomes can empower residents, legal aid organizations, and policymakers to push for swifter remediation and system-wide improvements.
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Publish NYCHA Code Violations
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- Referred to housing
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Publish NYCHA Code Violations
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2386
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York city housing authority code violations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2154 to read as follows:
§ 27-2154 Housing authority code violations. (a) The department of housing preservation and the department of buildings shall each maintain data on their respective websites recording open code violations in public housing developments owned by the New York city housing authority in the same manner as such departments maintain data recording open code violations of private entities.
(b) The website of the office of public advocate shall host and maintain a webpage recording and displaying all open code violations in public housing developments owned by the New York city housing authority.
§ 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 27-2129.2 to read as follows:
§ 27-2129.2 Comptroller audit. The comptroller shall conduct an annual audit of all repairs undertaken pursuant to article five of subchapter five of the housing maintenance code.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section two of this act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03619-01-9
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