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Building Blocks of Change
Executive Summary Since the 1970s – as New York City’s housing challenges have shifted from abandonment and disinvestment to gentrification and skyrocketing rents – the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has financed the development and preservation of... Read More
Feb 8, 2024
Letter Report on the Departments of Housing Preservation Development and Building’s Emergency Demolition Declarations and Contracting
Summary of Findings This investigation focused on the 52 “Emergency Demolition” contracts registered during Fiscal Years (FY) 2016 through 2018 that were awarded for buildings determined by the Department of Buildings (DOB) to have “serious structural damage and/or a deteriorating... Read More
Feb 24, 2021
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s Investigation into Child Lead Exposure
Executive Summary Fifteen years after the passage of landmark legislation designed to eliminate the scourge of lead poisoning in New York City (Local Law 1 of 2004), thousands of children across the five boroughs remain at risk of exposure to... Read More
Sep 25, 2019
Audit Report On The Department Of Housing Preservation And Development’s Monitoring Of The Affordable Housing Lottery’s Compliance With Eligibility Guidelines
Executive Summary The New York City (City) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. Established in 1978, HPD works with public and private partners to provide high quality... Read More
Jun 26, 2019
Audit Report On The Department Of Housing Preservation And Development’s Controls Over The Prequalification And Awarding Of Open Market Orders To Prequalified Vendors For Its Emergency Repair Program
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. The agency’s mission is to promote the construction and preservation of housing for low- and... Read More
May 13, 2019
Letter Report on the Billing and Collection of Funds for Fees Issued through New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Alternative Enforcement Program
Executive Summary This Letter Report presents the results of the New York City Comptroller’s audit to determine whether New York City is properly billing and collecting fees, reimbursements, and any other funds due to the City for repairs made through... Read More
Dec 11, 2018
Final Letter Report on the Follow-up Review of the Development of City-Owned Vacant Lots by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Executive Summary A follow-up review was done by the New York City Comptroller’s Audit Bureau to determine whether the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD’s) made progress toward establishing realistic development schedules for 1,125 City-owned vacant... Read More
Feb 6, 2018
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Controls over the Awarding of Housing Incentive Projects
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York City (the City) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has adequate controls to ensure that its housing incentive projects are awarded to responsible property owners and developers... Read More
Jun 27, 2017
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development Engineering Audit Office’s Compliance with Comptroller’s Directive No. 7
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. Its mission is to promote the construction and preservation of affordable, high quality housing for low- and... Read More
Apr 26, 2017
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Efforts to Collect Outstanding Money Judgments
Executive Summary The objective of this audit was to evaluate the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) efforts to collect outstanding money judgments resulting from assessed penalties. HPD enforces compliance with the New York City (City) Housing Maintenance Code... Read More
Nov 17, 2016
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Monitoring of Building Owners’ Compliance with Affordable Housing Provisions and Requirements
Executive Summary The New York City (the City) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. The agency is responsible for promoting the construction, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable,... Read More
Jun 29, 2016
Audit Report on the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Administration of the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complied with the key provisions of Local Law 1 of 2013 (LL1) that pertained to New York City’s... Read More
Mar 18, 2016
Audit Report on the Development of City-Owned Vacant Lots by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This audit focuses on City-owned vacant land that can be developed into affordable housing and whether HPD has, in accordance with its rules, established plans with realistic time schedules for the transfer of these lots for development. HPD’s... Read More
Feb 8, 2016
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Handling of Housing Maintenance Complaints
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) effectively handles the housing maintenance complaints it receives. HPD is responsible for ensuring that building owners comply with... Read More
Jun 30, 2015
Audit Report on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Procedures for the Verification of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Participant-Reported Information
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This audit examined whether the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) procedures for verifying Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program participant-reported information during the annual recertification process were adequate and sufficient to meet federal Department of Housing... Read More
May 29, 2015
Audit Report On The New York City Department Of Housing Preservation And Development’s Disbursement Of Family Self-Sufficiency Program Funds
AUDIT REPORT IN BRIEF The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) administers Housing Choice, or Section 8, vouchers for approximately 29,000 low-income families in the City. Rent subsidies (vouchers) allow families to pay a share of their income toward... Read More
Oct 22, 2013