The city’s Alternative Enforcement Program prioritizes buildings with the most unaddressed code violations, allowing the city to make repairs where needed.
New York City announced a list of the city’s 250 most distressed housing buildings, which puts them under heightened oversight through the city’s Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP).
According to a press release from the city, the program allows it to closely monitor buildings with repeat code violations, issue Orders to Correct, and step in directly to make repairs when owners fail to do so. “The 250 buildings selected this year account for nearly 55,000 open violations and owe the city nearly $4.5 million for emergency repairs already performed.”
The press release adds, “The 250 buildings selected for this year’s AEP list include 7,038 homes and account for 54,909 open housing code violations, reflecting widespread and persistent disrepair.”
The AEP identifies buildings with the most serious, unresolved violations and allows the city to complete emergency repairs if needed.
Read the full story: Mamdani Administration Announces Stricter Enforcement for City’s 250 Most Distressed Apartment Buildings
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