Q&A
Current state of rent arrears in NYCHA properties
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Council Member Banks inquires about the current state of rent arrears in NYCHA properties. Annika Lescott-Martinez, NYCHA's Chief Financial Officer, reveals that nearly 70,000 households have rent arrears totaling $487 million.
- Close to 70,000 NYCHA households are in rent arrears
- The total amount of rent arrears is $487 million
- This information provides a snapshot of the scale of the rent arrears problem facing NYCHA
Chris Banks
0:11:17
Thank you.
0:11:18
We've been joined by Councilmember, Salamanca, and Councilmember Mili.
0:11:24
Thank you for your testimony.
0:11:30
How many nights your families have run arrears as of today?
Annika Lescott-Martinez
0:11:36
Thank you for the question console member banks.
0:11:39
Close to 70,000 households have rent arrears, and those rent arrears total 487,000,000.
0:11:47
487,000,000.
Chris Banks
0:11:49
What percentage of the or amount of these arrears from pre 2020 and from pre 202022 or from the last year and a half?
