§ 9-09 Inspections.
RCNY § 9-09
(a)A unit for which a household requests approval pursuant to subdivision (b) of 68 RCNY § 9-06 must pass an HQS inspection and will be subject to inspections in accordance with Section 92.209 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including but not limited to additional inspections to ensure continued compliance with HQS based on complaints from the household, landlord, interested third parties or the general public. Except in emergency situations, HRA will provide reasonable notice of any inspection and a reasonable opportunity for the landlord and household to reschedule an inspection.
(b)The landlord must maintain the assisted unit in accordance with HQS. If the landlord fails to maintain the assisted unit in accordance with HQS and fails to remedy any HQS failure related to the performance requirements and acceptability criteria set forth in Section 982.401 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations within the period specified by HRA, HRA shall either abate HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments in their entirety until such time as the landlord remedies the HQS failure as determined by HRA, or terminate the Rental Assistance Contract and cease HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments. This provision does not apply if the landlord is not responsible for the HQS failure. If HRA abates HRA HOME TBRA rental assistance payments to the assisted unit or terminates the Rental Assistance Contract pursuant to this subdivision, HRA shall allow the household to move pursuant to 68 RCNY § 9-10.
(c)If the household is responsible for an HQS failure related to the performance requirements and acceptability criteria set forth in Section 982.401 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the household fails to remedy the HQS failure within the period specified by HRA, HRA shall terminate the household's participation in HRA HOME TBRA. (Added City Record 11/30/2015, eff. 12/30/2015)
