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Compliance quarterly newsletter
Compliance October 2024 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Fall 2024 Newsletter

Michael Corwin

During the past quarter, the Compliance Department updated four Standard Procedures and posted six new Compliance Advisory Alerts. HUD is also wrapping up the current National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection cycle, which we detail below. This newsletter focuses on the key takeaways from these documents, so be sure to read the alerts, procedures, and memos for the complete information.

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
April 2024 Compliance 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Spring 2024 Newsletter

Michael Corwin

During the past quarter, the Compliance Department posted four new Advisory Alerts, created or updated four Standard Procedures, and made crucial changes to Management Manual, Chapter IV. This newsletter focuses on the key takeaways from these documents, so be sure to read the alerts, procedures, and manual updates for the complete information.

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
Compliance February 2024 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Winter 2024 Newsletter

Michael Corwin

Property Management Offices: Recordkeeping Rundown Introduction NYCHA Property Management Offices are responsible for maintaining many different documents related to their development and tenants. Maintaining these records is not just a requirement; it is a commitment to upholding high standards of property management and evidence of NYCHA’s mission to provide safe and affordable housing to its… MORE

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
Compliance October 2023 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Fall 2023 Newsletter

Michael Corwin

On July 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has replaced the Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) and Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection protocols with a completely new set of standards known as the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE).

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Compliance quarterly newsletter
Compliance July 2023 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture: Read the Compliance Department’s Summer ’23 Newsletter

Michael Corwin

The Compliance Department: A Vital Part of NYCHA Staying in Touch The Compliance Department was created in 2019 as part of the federal Agreement between NYCHA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. NYCHA employees have made a lot of progress… MORE

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Compliance Newsletter
Compliance March 2022 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture

Michael Corwin

Read the Compliance Department’s Quarterly Newsletter Restart of PHAS REAC Inspections Background Nearly two years after being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) restarted Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections at NYCHA developments in January 2022. With the restart… MORE

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Compliance Newsletter
Compliance January 2022 

Inspiring a Compliance Culture

Michael Corwin

Read the Compliance Department’s Quarterly Newsletter Development Risk Scoring Assessment Background Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations and NYCHA’s standard procedures (SP) is vital to NYCHA’s mission to provide safe and affordable housing to its residents. To help meet this goal, the Compliance Integration Reporting and Evaluation (CIRE) Unit in the Compliance… MORE

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