Reports Related to Housing

NYC Admin. Code tit. 3, ch. 1, subch. 5

in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 3-150 General.

§ 3-150 General. As used in this subchapter: Public housing. The term "public housing" means housing owned or operated by the New York city housing authority. (L.L. 2016/163, 12/6/2016, eff. 12/6/2016; Am. L.L. 2019/189, 11/17/2019, eff. 5/15/2020)

NYC Admin. Code § 3-151 Report on outcomes of services provided to public housing residents.

§ 3-151 Report on outcomes of services provided to public housing residents. a. In 2017 and each calendar year thereafter, the mayor, or an agency designated by the mayor, shall make publicly available online and submit to the council a report relating to outcomes of programs administered by or on behalf of the city, or funded in whole or in part by the city, that provide services to public housing residents. In developing this report, the mayor or such designated agency shall seek cooperation and assistance from the New York city housing authority. Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following information, disaggregated by public housing development, borough and council district, to the extent that such outcomes are tracked by such programs: 1. Outcomes of employment-related programs, including but not limited to: (a) For each such program, the following information; provided that the term "employment program" includes, but is not limited to, the jobs-plus community revitalization initiative for public housing families as authorized by the omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations act of 1996, as enacted by section 204 of public law 104-134, such section 204 relating to public housing/section 8 moving to work demonstration, and as announced in page 66856 in number 244 of volume 61 of the federal register: (1) Name of such program and date on which such program was initiated; (2) Number of public housing residents who applied for such program; (3) Number of public housing residents who were accepted and enrolled in such program; (4) Number of public housing residents who were placed into full-time or part-time jobs through such program and the average wage of such residents; (5) Number of public housing residents who received a referral for social services through such program; (6) Number of public housing residents who enrolled in financial counseling services through such program; (7) Number of public housing residents who enrolled in vocational training programs through such program; (8) Number of public housing residents who enrolled in preparation courses for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) or the test assessing secondary completion (TASC) through such program; (9) Number of public housing residents who enrolled in college-readiness courses or participated in college-readiness activities through such program; (b) Number of public housing residents who took the city civil service examination; 2. For each program that provides financial counseling or banking services, the following information: (a) Name of such program and date on which such program was initiated; (b) Number of public housing residents who received financial counseling or banking services through such program; (c) Number of public housing residents who reported that their credit scores were improved through such program; (d) Number of public housing residents who reported that their debt was reduced through such program; (e) Number of public housing residents who reported that their savings increased through such program; 3. For each program that provides financial assistance to individuals for food, medical care or housing or otherwise for income support, the following information; provided that the term "program" as used in this paragraph includes, but is not limited to, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), authorized under 7 U.S.C. Chapter 51, medicaid, authorized under subchapter xix of 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7, and medicare, authorized under subchapter xviii of 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7: (a) Name of such program and date on which such program was initiated; (b) Number of public housing residents who submitted applications for benefits under such program; (c) Number of public housing residents who received benefits under such program; (d) Number of public housing residents who were income-eligible for benefits under such program; 4. Adult education outcomes, including but not limited to: (a) For each program that provides educational services for adults, the following information; provided that the term "program" as used in this paragraph includes, but is not limited to, the English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) and the adult basic education (ABE) program: (1) Name of such program and date on which such program was initiated; (2) Number of public housing residents who participated in such program; (b) Number of public housing residents who passed the test assessing secondary completion (TASC); and 5. Outcomes of business-related programs that provide guidance, financing, or other assistance for developing business, including but not limited to: (a) Name of such program and date on which such program was initiated; (b) Number of public housing residents who enrolled in courses offered by such program or otherwise received guidance under such program; b. Such information shall be made publicly available in a non-proprietary format that permits automated processing. c. Reports required under this section shall only contain information in the aggregate and shall not contain any personally identifiable information. (L.L. 2016/163, 12/6/2016, eff. 12/6/2016; Am. L.L. 2019/189, 11/17/2019, eff. 5/15/2020)

NYC Admin. Code § 3-152 Three-quarter housing task force.

§ 3-152 Three-quarter housing task force. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Rent allowance. The term "rent allowance" means the allowance provided pursuant to section 131-a of the social services law and paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of section 352.3 of title 18 of the New York codes, rules and regulations. Supportive housing. The term "supportive housing" means affordable, permanent housing with support services for residents. Three-quarter housing. The term "three-quarter housing" means one- and two-family dwellings where 10 or more unrelated adults who receive a rent allowance are residing, but such term shall not include any nursing home as defined in section 2801 of the public health law or residential program for adults described in title two of article four of the social services law. b. There shall be a three-quarter housing task force comprised of representatives from the department of social services, the department of buildings, the fire department, the department of housing preservation and development, the department of health and mental hygiene and the mayor's office. Each such agency shall assign representatives to such task force as needed. The mayor shall appoint the chair of the task force. c. The mayor shall appoint two advocates in the fields of housing or homelessness and two individuals who have previously resided or currently reside in three-quarter housing, and the speaker of the council shall appoint one advocate in the fields of housing or homelessness and one individual who has previously resided or currently resides in three-quarter housing, to advise the task force on an ongoing basis. Such appointees shall not be members of the task force. The task force shall meet no less than once every three months with the advocates and individuals appointed pursuant to this subdivision. d. The task force shall meet no less than once every quarter. At such meetings, members of agencies represented on the task force shall report on all violations, fines or liens placed against landlords of three-quarter housing for failing to timely correct violations. e. Task force representatives shall compile the following information for the task force's use: 1. Addresses of one- and two-family dwellings where 10 or more unrelated adults who receive a rent allowance are residing, 2. All relevant information each respective agency has collected related to such dwellings, and 3. The addresses of one- and two-family dwellings where there is reason to suspect 10 or more unrelated adults who receive a rent allowance are residing based on complaints through 311 calls or any other mechanism. f. Agencies represented on the task force shall inspect, as necessary, one- and two-family dwellings identified as three-quarter housing and issue violations where appropriate. An initial inspection shall be conducted within four weeks of an address being referred to such task force and re-inspection of the dwelling shall be conducted twice annually for as long as the building is known or believed to be in use as three-quarter housing. g. During such inspections, individuals residing in the inspected dwellings shall be offered assistance, including but not limited to information about rental subsidies, supportive housing, how to obtain repairs from landlords, and unlawful evictions. h. A city agency or office designated by the mayor shall provide to the speaker of the council and publish on its website quarterly reports on the state of three-quarter housing in the city. The first such report shall be due 30 days following the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2020, and all subsequent reports shall be due 30 days following the last day of each succeeding calendar quarter. Such reports shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. The number of violations issued for each building inspected by agencies represented on the task force and identified as three-quarter housing, disaggregated by issuing agency, provided that each building shall be identified in such a way that does not disclose the building's address; and 2. The number of individuals relocated from buildings inspected by the agencies represented on task force and identified as three-quarter housing, disaggregated by whether such individuals were given a rental assistance subsidy, the type of subsidy provided, and the type of housing to which the individual was relocated, including but not limited to private apartments, single room occupancy dwellings or temporary housing. (L.L. 2019/189, 11/17/2019, eff. 5/15/2020)

NYC Admin. Code § 3-153 Annual report on the New York city housing authority’s permanent affordability commitment together program.

§ 3-153 Annual report on the New York city housing authority’s permanent affordability commitment together program. No later than November 1, 2024, and annually on November 1 thereafter, the mayor, or an agency designated by the mayor, shall make publicly available online and submit to the speaker of the council a report relating to the New York city housing authority’s implementation of the permanent affordability commitment together program pursuant to which a property receiving assistance under section 9 of the United States housing act of 1937 converts to a property receiving assistance under section 8 of such act. In developing this report, the mayor, or such designated agency, shall seek cooperation and assistance from the New York city housing authority. Such report shall not include the personally identifiable information of any public housing resident. Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following information for each public housing development selected for conversion: a. The date such development was selected for inclusion in such program; b. The date such development was converted, in accordance with such program; c. The name of the development partner and property manager selected to manage such development upon conversion; d. The name of any subcontractors known by the New York city housing authority to have been hired by the development partner or property manager for such development; e. The outreach to residents of the New York city housing authority, including any resident engagement, conducted by such authority prior to and throughout the conversion of such development, including the languages in which any materials provided to residents as part of such outreach were made available; f. Data regarding the development partner’s progress towards meeting requirements under section 3 of the housing and urban development act of 1968; g. The oversight role performed by the New York city housing authority of the development partner or property manager identified in subdivision c of this section; h. Information regarding resident rights upon conversion; i. The total repair costs for each conversion, and a breakdown of the cost and time it took to complete the repairs and upgrades following conversion, including but not limited to work to address environmental hazards, if any; j. The average number of days it took a development partner to resolve work orders, by type of work order, in such development; k. The number of times a development partner or property manager conducted outreach to a resident prior to sending such resident an eviction notice, the number of eviction proceedings initiated, and the number of evictions executed following conversion; l. The amount and type of fees paid by tenants in addition to amounts paid towards rent following conversion; m. Information regarding additional fees received by the New York city housing authority, if any, in connection with conversion; and n. Notwithstanding the requirement to provide development-specific information specified in subdivisions a through m of this section, information regarding the financing of the permanent affordability commitment together program, such as an aggregate amount of financing received for developments converted through such program and an aggregate amount of support received from the city for developments converted through such program. (L.L. 2024/065, 6/15/2024, eff. 6/15/2024)

NYC Admin. Code § 3-154 Report on vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units.

§ 3-154 Report on vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Dwelling unit. The term “dwelling unit” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph 13 of subdivision a of section 27-2004. New York city housing authority dwelling unit. The term “New York city housing authority dwelling unit” means a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by the New York city housing authority and receives assistance under section 9 of the United States housing act of 1937. Vacant. The term “vacant” means, with respect to a dwelling unit, that such dwelling unit is not occupied for use as a residence. b. Report on vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units. No later than March 1, 2027, and no later than every March 1 thereafter, the mayor or an agency or office designated by the mayor shall submit to the speaker of the council and make publicly available on the mayor’s or such agency’s or office’s website a report on New York city housing authority dwelling units that were vacant during the immediately preceding calendar year. Such report shall include the following information: 1. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units, disaggregated by borough, council district, and bedroom size; 2. The average number of days between the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units were last occupied and the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units became matched to prospective tenants, and for New York city housing authority dwelling units that did not become matched to prospective tenants, the average number of days between the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units were last occupied and December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year; 3. When available, for such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that became occupied during the immediately preceding calendar year, the average number of days between when such dwelling units became matched to prospective tenants and when such dwelling units became occupied; 4. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that were assigned each of the following vacancy statuses: (a) Matched to prospective tenants; (b) Temporarily off rent roll; (c) Permanently off rent roll; or (d) Turnover in progress; 5. The reasons for each vacancy status listed pursuant to paragraph 4 of this subdivision that were assigned to such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units, including but not limited to relocations associated with comprehensive modernization, relocations associated with the New York city public housing preservation trust, relocations associated with anticipated conversion to the permanent affordability commitment together program, or conversion from residential to community or management purposes; 6. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that were vacant for each reason listed pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subdivision; 7. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that tested positive for mold, lead, asbestos, or another hazardous substance regulated by the United States department of housing and urban development during the immediately preceding calendar year; 8. When available, the number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that were offered to prospective tenants for use as a residence during the immediately preceding calendar year; 9. A description of the efforts that the New York city housing authority made to promptly occupy vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units, including but not limited to hiring additional staff, advocating for additional funding, or streamlining apartment turnover operations; 10. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that have accessibility features; 11. The average number of days between the dates such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units with accessibility features, identified pursuant to paragraph 10 of this subdivision, were last occupied and the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units became matched with prospective tenants, and for New York city housing authority dwelling units with accessibility features that did not become matched to prospective tenants, the average number of days between the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units were last occupied and December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year; 12. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that are in a seniors-only building or development; 13. The average number of days between the dates such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units in seniors-only buildings or developments, identified pursuant to paragraph 12 of this subdivision, were last occupied and the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units became matched with prospective tenants, and for New York city housing authority dwelling units in seniors-only buildings or developments that did not become matched to prospective tenants, the average number of days between the dates such New York city housing authority dwelling units were last occupied and December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year; 14. The number of such vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units that were recategorized as a non-dwelling unit during the immediately preceding calendar year, and the reason for such recategorization, including but not limited to use as a management or maintenance office by the New York city housing authority; an office or other space by a resident association; or a police administrative space by the New York police department housing bureau; and 15. If available for a development that is part of the permanent affordability commitment together program, pursuant to which a property receiving assistance under section 9 of the United States housing act of 1937 converts to a property receiving assistance under section 8 of such act, the number of dwelling units in such development that were vacant during the immediately preceding calendar year. (L.L. 2025/161, 11/28/2025, eff. 11/28/2025)

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-128124Fetched: 10/24/2026