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Audit findings on NYCHA's transparency issues
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Council Member Chris Banks questions Deputy Comptroller Maura Hayes-Chaffe about transparency concerns at NYCHA revealed by recent audits. Hayes-Chaffe highlights inaccurate and incomplete reporting on PACT evictions as a major issue.
- Auditors found inconsistencies between NYCHA's published data and court filings
- Significant differences in eviction rates among different property managers were noted
- The deputy comptroller emphasized the importance of accurate information for residents making decisions
Chris Banks
3:41:21
Based on what you observed and learned through your audits of NYCHA, what are your biggest concerns about transparency or lack of transparency at NYCHA?
Maura Hayes-Chaffe
3:41:35
I think within the context of the report of the two reports that we're here to talk about, our biggest concern with PACT reporting is that it's not accurate and it's not complete.
3:41:47
When the auditors approached this question, they looked at the reporting that NYCHA had gathered and published.
3:41:55
We also went to packed housing, to the developments themselves and collected paperwork to review and see whether there were inconsistencies.
3:42:04
We finally looked at court filings and actual evictions from the New York City Housing Court and found that the numbers were not consistent.
3:42:13
And that's a serious concern.
3:42:15
You know, NYCHA residents need to know when they're making decisions.
3:42:20
The other thing that's very striking when you look at the pact evictions is that there's a very big difference between among developers.
3:42:29
If you rather than developers, managers.
3:42:32
If you get one property manager, you know, there were several that had zero eviction rates.
3:42:36
There are others that have markedly higher.
3:42:40
And the ones that had highest eviction rates differed between fiscal year twenty three and fiscal year twenty four.