§ 30-04 Selection of Buildings, Tenant Notification.
RCNY § 30-04
(a)Eligible Buildings. HPD may select Buildings for the Program if: (1) Rehabilitation of the Building is technically and financially feasible; (2) The Building has not been accepted into another HPD disposition program.
(b)Notice of Preliminary Selection. After HPD has found a Building to be eligible pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section and has preliminarily selected the Building for the Program, HPD shall provide all Tenants of the Building with a document containing the following: (1) A statement that HPD is considering placing the Building in the Program; (2) A description of the Program; (3) A statement that an Intake Rent will be set; (4) A statement that the Building may be eligible for other HPD programs and the name, address and phone number of an HPD employee who may provide information on how to apply for such other programs; (5) The name of the Sponsor selected by HPD to develop the Project; and (6) A statement that the Building will remain in the Program unless accepted into another HPD program.
(c)Tenant Meeting. HPD shall hold a Tenant meeting prior to making a Final Selection, giving notice to Tenants at least two business days prior to such meeting.
(d)Notice of Final Selection. No sooner than thirty (30) days after the Preliminary Selection, HPD shall notify the Tenants of a Building of the Final Selection of the Building for the Program. No later than ninety (90) days after the notice of Final Selection, the Tenants of a Building selected for the Program may apply for any other HPD disposition program that accepts applications from Tenants.
(e)Notice of Project Commencement. No sooner than ninety (90) days after the notice of Final Selection, HPD shall notify the Tenants of a Building that the Project has commenced, unless the Tenants have applied for another HPD disposition program that accepts applications from Tenants within such time period. If the Tenants have applied for another HPD disposition program that accepts applications from Tenants within such time period and have been rejected from such program, then, immediately after the later of such rejection or ninety (90) days after the notice of Final Selection, HPD shall notify such Tenants that the Project has commenced.
(f)Notice of Intake Rent. Either at the time of the notice of Project Commencement or thereafter, HPD shall notify each Tenant of the Intake Rent and the date it becomes effective, which effective date shall be not less than thirty (30) days after the date of the notice of Intake Rent, and shall, in accordance with 28 RCNY § 30-09, provide information on rental assistance which may be available to Tenants and the procedures to apply for such assistance.
