Q&A
Comparison of eviction rates in RAD/PACT vs traditional NYCHA properties
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Council Member Erik Bottcher inquires about eviction rates in RAD/PACT properties compared to traditional public housing. NYCHA officials provide the following information:
- RAD/PACT sites have an eviction rate of 0.19%
- Traditional NYCHA properties have an eviction rate of 0.12%
- Both rates are significantly lower than the citywide average
- Eviction rates have decreased since before the pandemic (0.3% in 2019 vs 0.12% now for NYCHA)
Additional details: - In 2024 (year to date), there have been 52 evictions in RAD/PACT properties - In 2023, there were 36 evictions in RAD/PACT properties - Eviction rates are expected to increase slightly as the backlog of cases from the moratorium is addressed
Erik Bottcher
0:49:36
And that makes sense to me if there are some of the toughest cases with the with the largest amount of rent arrears, sometimes tens of 1000 of dollars if, in some instances, those were wiped away, then you're gonna have a higher collection rate going forward.
0:49:57
One last question, chair.
0:49:58
Forgive me.
0:49:59
Give me.
0:50:00
One of the fears that we that we all had about red packed is that when there was a transition to a public private partnership that there'd be a high eviction rate, what have you found in the 21,000 apartments that have transitioned to Red Pack with respect to the eviction rate.
Gillian Connell
0:50:25
Yeah.
0:50:25
So the eviction rate at Rad Pak sites is point 19, and I think Hannah can talk about how that compares to the section 9 side.
Hannah Roth
0:50:33
Yeah.
0:50:33
And first, Section 9 in the city's fiscal year, the last fiscal year, NICE was about 0.12%, so it is slightly higher than the packed NICE comparison.
0:50:45
But both are also significantly lower than the citywide average eviction rate.
0:50:50
And when you look at evictions before the pandemic, city wide, NICA and the city generally has a much lower rate still than we did before the pandemic.
0:50:59
So in 2019, NICA had 563 evictions, I believe, which was about a 0.3% eviction rate.
0:51:10
And now today, we have a 0.12%.
0:51:13
So we do expect that that rate will continue to increase a little bit over the coming couple of years as we work through a backlog of cases that built up after the 2 years of moratorium.
Erik Bottcher
0:51:26
And how many evictions were there in the complete Rad packed portfolio last year, the 21,000?
Gillian Connell
0:51:34
Sure.
0:51:34
So year to date in 2024, we've had 52.
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In 2023, it was 36.
Erik Bottcher
0:51:41
Thank you.
