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Understanding Your Rights, Responsibilities, and the Section 8 Program PACT CURRICULUM SESSION A Tuesday- February 16 @ 9am & Thursday- February 18 @ 6pm Please see letter for call-in information
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AGENDA
1. Overview of PACT
2. PACT Curriculum Review
A. Resident Rights and the Section 8 Program
B. Building Design and Construction
C. Preparing for PACT Development Partners
3. Rights with Responsibilities
4. Overview of the Section 8 Program
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 3
What is PACT?
NYCHA needs $40 billion to fully
renovate and modernize its housing.
But the federal government has
provided only a fraction of the
funding needed.
PACT unlocks funding to complete
comprehensive repairs at your
development:
• Apartments
• Buildings
• Community spaces
• Social services
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 4
How PACT Works
PACT keeps homes permanently affordable and preserves resident rights and protections.
Baychester Betances
Ocean Bay (Bayside) Ocean Bay (Bayside) 5
How PACT Works * PACT uses the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), which was designed to ensure that as developments transition to the Se ction 8 program, homes remain permanently affordable and residents have the same b asic rights as they possess in the pub lic housing program. 6
Is this privatization?
• No, PACT will preserve public ownership, maintain
resident rights and protections, and keep homes
permanently affordable.
• NYCHA maintains ownership of the land and buildings and
leases them to development partners.
• Residents should prepare for the transition to new
management to minimize any complications with their new
lease or Section 8 contract.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 7
PACT Investment & Improvement
Sites and Grounds
Site improvements at Baychester and Betances
Buildings
Building improvements at Ocean Bay (Bayside) and Baychester
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PACT Investment & Improvement
Systems
New and improved building systems at Ocean Bay (Bayside)
Apartments
Newly renovated apartment at Twin Parks West
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PACT Conversions
# Developments # Units BRONX
Converted PACT Developments 49 9,517
Active PACT Projects 11 6,476
60 15,993 MANHATTAN
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
Nearly $1.8 billion in capital repairs
STATEN
already completed or underway ISLAND
10 Miles
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 10Converted PACT Projects
Capital Conversion
Development Name Borough Units Stage
Repairs* Date
Ocean Bay (Bayside) Queens 1,395 $317m Dec 2016 Complete
Twin Parks West Bronx 312 $46m Oct 2018 Construction
Betances: Betances I; Betances II, 9A; Betances II, 13; Betances II,
18; Betances III, 9A; Betances III, 13; Betances III, 18; Betances IV; Bronx 1,088 $145m Nov 2018 Construction
Betances V; Betances VI
Highbridge-Franklin: Franklin Avenue Conventional (I-III);
Bronx 336 $38m Nov 2018 Construction
Highbridge Rehabs (Anderson Ave and Nelson Ave)
Baychester & Murphy Bronx 722 $116m Dec 2018 Construction
Hope Gardens: Bushwick II (Groups A&C); Bushwick II (Groups
B&D); Bushwick II CDA (Group E); Hope Gardens, Palmetto Brooklyn 1,321 $280m Jul 2019 Construction
Gardens
Brooklyn II: Independence; Williams Plaza; Armstrong I & II;
Weeksville Gardens; Berry St-South 9th St; Marcy Ave-Greene Ave Brooklyn 2,625 $434m Feb 2020 Construction
Site A & B; 572 Warren St
Manhattan I: 335 East 111th Street; 344 East 28th Street; Park
Avenue-East 122nd, 123rd Streets; Manhattanville Rehab (Groups
2&3); Public School 139 (Conversion); Fort Washington Avenue
Manhattan 1,718 $383m Nov 2020 Construction
Rehab; Grampion; Washington Heights Rehab (Groups 1&2);
Washington Heights Rehab Phase III & IV (C&D); Samuel (MHOP)
I-III; Wise Towers
Total: 9,517 $1.76b
* The Capital Repairs data have been updated to reflect both hard and soft costs, which is consistent with how NYCHA’s Physic al Needs
Assessment is calculated. Previous versions of this table included only hard costs.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 11Active PACT Projects
Capital Anticipated
Development Name Borough Units Repairs Conversion Stage
Estimate* Date
Pre-
Boulevard, Belmont-Sutter Area & Fiorentino Plaza Brooklyn 1,673 $319m 2021
development
Pre-
Linden & Penn-Wortman Brooklyn 1,922 $403m 2021
development
Pre-
Williamsburg Brooklyn 1,630 $338m 2021
development
Pre-
Harlem River I & II Manhattan 693 $104m 2021
development
Pre-
Audubon, Bethune Gardens & Marshall Plaza Manhattan 558 $65m 2021
development
Edenwald Bronx 2,039 $445m 2021 Engagement
Frederick Samuel Apartments Manhattan 664 $262m 2021 Engagement
Reid & Park Rock: 104-14 Tapscott Street; Fenimore-Lefferts;
Lenox Road-Rockaway Parkway; Ralph Avenue Rehab; Reid
Apartments; Rutland Towers; Sutter Avenue-Union Street; Tapscott
Brooklyn 1,698 $357m 2022 Engagement
Street Rehab; Crown Heights; Howard Avenue; Howard Avenue-
Park Place; Ocean Hill-Brownsville; Park Rock Rehab; Sterling
Place Rehabs (Saint Johns -Sterling and Sterling-Buffalo)
Union Avenue: Eagle Avenue-East 163rd Street; Claremont
Parkway-Franklin Avenue; Davidson; South Bronx Area (Site 402);
Bronx 983 $166m 2022 Engagement
Stebbins Avenue-Hewitt Place; Union Avenue-East 163rd Street;
Union Avenue-East 166th Street
Total: 11,860 $2.46b
* The Capital Repair Estimate is based upon NYCHA’s 5-year Physical Needs Assessment (2017) and is not an actual cost of the final scope of work.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 12PACT Core Criteria
Small sites with
fewer residents,
receiving less
attention
High Priority
Sites
Sites in Sites where we
desperate need can tap into
of maintenance the real estate
and repairs market
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 13PACT Resident Protections
• NYCHA resident protections go above
and beyond HUD/RAD protections.
• They were created by the RAD
Roundtable and codified through the
‘RAD Guiding Principles.’
• You can view the ‘RAD Guiding
Principles’ by visiting NYCHA's PACT
webpage.
• Residents from across the city,
including representatives from the
Citywide Council of Presidents and
advocacy groups, developed these
guiding principles.
RAD Roundtable Discussions in 2016
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Rent will never be more than You will be able to add relatives
30% of household income. onto your leases.
You will have the right to You will continue to have
organize. succession rights.
Resident associations will You will be able to have
continue to receive funding. grievance hearings.
You will have the right to renew You will have the opportunity to
your leases. apply for jobs created by
PACT.
Your application will not be
re-screened upon conversion.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 15PACT Resident Protections
Your right… Your responsibility…
If your income changes
Residents who transition to the before signing your new
Section 8 program will continue lease, submit an interim
to pay 30% of their adjusted recertification request to
gross household NYCHA property
income towards rent. management.
Residents who are not paying After conversion, you will pay
30% (e.g. Flat Rents) will have your rent to a new property
their tenant rent portion phased manager.
in to 30% over a 5-year period.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 16PACT Resident Protections
Your right… Your responsibility…
Get involved with
You will have the right to your resident association.
organize, and your resident
association will continue to Form a resident association if
receive TPA funding. one does not exist!
Contact NYCHA’s Resident
Engagement team for more
information.
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Your right… Your responsibility…
The conversion will end your
You will have the right to public housing lease, and you
renew your lease, and your will become a project-based
application will not be Section 8 participant in
re-screened before signing a NYCHA's Leased Housing
new lease. Department.
Residents will receive new
12-month PACT leases that
will renew every year.
You must allow access to
your apartment for required
repairs and HQS inspections.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 18PACT Resident Protections
Your right… Your responsibility…
In some cases, due to the
You will have the right to extent of the renovation,
remain in your apartment temporary relocation may be
during construction. necessary for health and
safety reasons.
If you require a reasonable
accommodation because of a
disability or health concerns
during construction, please
contact NYCHA property
management.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 19PACT Resident Protections
Your right… Your responsibility…
Check with NYCHA to make sure
You will be able to request your current lease includes all
permission to add relatives household members and register
onto your lease. any pets and major appliances.
Relatives on your lease will have You can see who is on your lease
succession rights. by logging onto the NYCHA the
Self-Service portal.
If you need to add family
members, contact NYCHA
property management now
or attend a Lease Addition Day
next prior to conversion.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 20PACT Resident Protections
Your right… Your responsibility…
Attend the Preparing for
You will have the right PACT Partners Info Session
to grievance hearings. to learn more about how the
grievance process will work
with your new property
manager.
Read through and comment
on the Housing Retention
Plan created for your
property.
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Your right… Your responsibility…
Attend the Preparing for
You will also be able to apply for PACT Partners Info Session
job opportunities associated to learn more about job
with the conversion. opportunities and NYCHA
REES programing available to
you now.
Don’t wait to complete
trainings or get your
certifications!
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 22Some Common Situations
Please ask questions at the end
• It is your responsibility to prepare your
of this presentation or
household for the transition to PACT.
• Call the PACT hotline:
212-306-8433
• Make sure you attend resident meetings to
• Visit the PACT webpage:
stay informed, ask questions, and connect on.nyc.gov/nycha-pact
with the resources available to you.
• Email us:
PACT@nycha.nyc.gov
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 23Some Common Situations
A resident owes back rent
• Check to see if you are in good standing
• If your income has changed, submit an interim
recertification request.
• Speak with NYCHA property management about a
repayment plan.
• If you need rent assistance - Call 311 and ask for the
"Tenant Helpline."
• Note - all rental arrears will transfer to the new property
management company.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 24Some Common Situations
A resident would like to move with the new
Section 8 voucher
• One year after conversion, you may choose to request a
Section 8 tenant-based voucher to transfer out of your
current development.
• You must first be found eligible and receive written approval
from NYCHA Leased Housing to receive your
transfer voucher.
• You can use a Section 8 Choice Mobility Voucher to transfer
anywhere within New York City or to another city or state
housing agency that administers the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher Program.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 25Some Common Situations
A resident needs to add a family member onto their
lease
• Confirm your household size and authorized household
members.
• If you need to add family members, you can request
permission to add relatives by contacting NYCHA property
management.
• Attend a lease addition day prior to conversion
(later in 2021).
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 26Some Common Situations
Permanent Permission Temporary Permission
You can add the following family members: • Written permission required
• Spouse/domestic partner and their minor • Can be anyone but stay is limited to one year,
children unless foster child or caregiver
• Child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling • Individuals 16 years old + must pass criminal
(including half-brother/sister) background check
• Grandparent, grandchild • Income is not included to determine rent or
• Son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in- voucher bedroom size
law, mother-in-law • No succession rights to lease
Note:
• Individuals 16 years old + must pass criminal
background check
• Their income will be included to determine rent
• Succession rights allowed, if requirements are
met
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 27Some Common Situations
A household is not in an appropriately sized
apartment (too large or too small based on authorized
household size)
• If a family is in a unit that is too small/large for their size, the
family can remain in the unit until an appropriate-sized unit
becomes available.
• When an appropriate-sized unit becomes available in the
development, the family must move within a reasonable
period of time, as determined by NYCHA.
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A resident needs to add pets or large appliances onto
their lease
• Make sure your current lease includes any pets and major
appliances.
• Pets and large appliances must be added to your lease
• You can add both through the NYCHA Self-Service Portal or
by contacting NYCHA property management.
• Dryers are prohibited.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 29NYCHA’s Section 8 Program
• Section 8 is a federally funded program administered by HUD
• Section 8 receives a stable stream of funding, appropriated
each year by Congress.
• The Section 8 program is over four decades old.
• NYCHA’s Leased Housing Department oversees NYCHA's
Section 8 program. This is the largest program in the nation
with over 88,000 Section 8 families and 25,000 private
landlords.
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 30NYCHA’s Section 8 Program
NYCHA’s continued role:
• Serve as the Section 8 contract administrator
• With HUD funding, NYCHA pays the difference between each
apartment’s Section 8 contract rent and the resident’s portion of
rent (called the Housing Assistance Payment, or HAP)
• Enforce the terms of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)
• Conduct annual and interim reviews of residents’ incomes and
family composition
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NYCHA’s continued role:
• Ensure all units meet Housing Quality Standards (HQS) by
conducting regular apartment and building inspections
• Administer the Section 8 project-based waitlist to re-tenant
vacancies
• Respond to resident questions/requests about their tenant-
share portion of the rent, reasonable accommodation,
and transfers
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 32What's Next?
1. Belmont-Sutter Area, Fiorentino Plaza, Penn Wortman
1. Resident Meetings
2. Lease Signings
3. New Property Management
4. Construction Begins
2. Union Avenue Consolidated, Frederick Samuel Apartments, Reid
Apartments + Park Rock Consolidated, Edenwald Houses
1. Resident Meetings
2. Development Partner Proposal Review and Selection
3. Draft Rehabilitation and Social Service Plans
4. PACT Curriculum: Design and Construction
3. Wilson Consolidated, Ocean Hill Apartments Consolidated,
Stuyvesant Gardens Consolidated
1. Resident Meetings
2. Capital Needs Assessments
3. Publish Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI)
Ask a question by typing into the Q&A box or raise your hand! 33Questions? Ask Now!
You can also…
Email us:
PACT@nycha.nyc.gov
From your phone: Call us:
• DIAL *9 to raise hand (you will be called on to speak) 212-306-4036
• DIAL *6 to unmute and speak
From your computer:
• TYPE question into Q&A box
• CLICK send
• CLICK raise hand (you will be called on to speak)
• UNMUTE yourself and ask question
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