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Concerns about increasing housing violations and lack of preservation goals
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Council Member Sanchez expresses concern over the increasing trend of housing violations and the decay of the city's housing stock. She highlights the lack of specific preservation goals in the administration's housing plan.
- Sanchez notes a 24% increase in housing violations citywide, with 30% increases in both hazardous and immediately hazardous violations
- She points out a 130% increase in units affected by emergency repair work
- Sanchez criticizes the lack of specific targets for preservation starts or completions in the Housing Our Neighbors plan and the PMMR
Pierina Sanchez
0:31:36
So to start, and first of all, and you all know how much I appreciate the work that takes place every single day at HPD, But I do want to start with this troubling trend that we are seeing.
0:31:49
We have seen an increase in signs of decay of our housing stock with a 24% increase in housing violations citywide, 30% increase in B violations which are hazardous, 30% increase in the C class violations which are immediately hazardous, and troublingly the number of units affected by emergency repair work has increased by 130%.
0:32:12
These are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet, as we all know they're indicative of decreasing of a decreasing standard of living every day for New Yorkers who are struggling to get by already.
0:32:24
Notably in the preliminary mayor's management report and the administration's housing plan, Housing Our Neighbors from 2022, there's no specific target for preservation starts or completions.
0:32:34
The PMMR doesn't include metrics on the length or preservation of projects nor targets for preservation timelines.