The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the department of the

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responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing. Its regulations are compiled in title 28 of the '' New York City Rules''. The Department is headed by a Commissioner, who is appointed by and reports directly to the Mayor. The current Commissioner of HPD is

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appointed in January, 2022 by Mayor Eric Adams replacing Louise Carroll, who was appointed by Mayor

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in May 2019. Other former Commissioners have included

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, Vicki Been, Jerilyn Perine, Richard Roberts and

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, among others. HPD is headquartered in

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, and includes smaller branch offices in each of the city's five boroughs.

Overview

Established in 1978 in the wake of

Local Law 45 of 1976 Local Law 45 of 1976 was a reform of the abandonment of properties by landlords in New York City, so that land could be seized ''in rem'' after just one year of unpaid taxes, following earlier 1970s measures that had progressively reduced the de ...

, the Department is the largest municipal developer of

affordable housing in the United States Affordable housing is a housing which is deemed affordable to those with a median household income as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. A general rule is no more than 30% of gross ...

. HPD is currently in the midst of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York initiative to create and preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing by 2026. By the end of 2021, the City of New York financed more than 200,000 affordable homes since 2014, breaking the all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch. The Agency also enforces the City's Housing Maintenance Code, which covers heat and hot water, mold, pests, gas leaks, fire safety, and more. HPD performs over 500,000 inspections annually and uses a variety of other Code Enforcement tools to address building conditions from performing owner outreach to bringing cases in Housing Court to performing emergency repairs. Lastly, the Agency engages neighborhoods in planning, working with other City agencies and communities to plan for the preservation and development of affordable housing to foster more equitable, diverse, and livable neighborhoods.

Organization

*Commissioner **First Deputy Commissioner ***Assistant Commissioner for Economic Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance ***Deputy Commissioner for Asset and Property Management ***Deputy Commissioner of Technology and Chief Information Officer **Deputy Commissioner for Financial Management **Deputy Commissioner for External Affairs **Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Strategy **Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhood Strategies and Tenant Resources **Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement and Neighborhood Services **Deputy Commissioner for Development **Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs

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New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Department of Housing Preservation and Development
in the Rules of the City of New York
New York City Housing Development Corporation
in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
New York Housing Development Corporation
{{Authority control Housing Preservation and Development Housing in New York City 1978 establishments in New York (state)

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