Executive Summary
Introduction
- Background
- Objectives
- Scope and Methodology
- HPD Does Not Know Whether It Is Effectively Enforcing the Housing Code
- "Violations Removed" Does Not Mean "Violations Corrected"
- Other Cities Have a Formal Process to Determine Whether Violations Have Been Corrected
- Recommendations
- According to Our Measurement of HPD Effectiveness: Forty-three Percent of Immediately Hazardous Violations Still Existed An Average of One Year After They Were Identified By HPD Inspectors
- New York City Is Less Effective Than Other Cities in Correcting Housing Code Violations
- Multiple Inspections and Repeated NOVs Do Not Necessarily Achieve Any Results
- When Owners Correct Violations, 39 Percent Do Not Notify HPD; When They Do Notify HPD, 27 Percent Are False
- There Are 66,000 Lead Paint Violations Listed on HPD's Database
- HPD Should Inform Tenants of Their Rights in Getting Violations Corrected