Administrative Support for the Housing Litigation Division (HLD)

City of New York•New York City, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants, and holding landlords accountable. The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) works with other HPD divisions and community partners to address distressed buildings and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations. The Housing Litigation Division (HLD) initiates litigation against building owners in Housing Court to ensure compliance with housing standards, seeks orders to correct violations, civil penalties, and administers the Certificate of No Harassment Program (CONH). This role provides administrative support and serves as a Community Coordinator for the HLD Bronx Unit.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Proficiency in HPDInfo a plus.
Knowledge of building owners’ and tenants’ rights and responsibilities a plus
Bilingual a Plus

Responsibilities

Transport case files to and from Bronx Housing Court
Go to court at least three days out of five days per week to assist with tenant actions and other litigation
File documents in Housing Court and with the County Clerk
Provide assistance to attorneys in court with tenant actions and other litigation
File documents to NYSCEF and other electronic court databases
Assist attorneys with conferences and settlement of cases
Assist in preparing stipulation of settlement and orders/judgments, and affidavit of service
Liaison with external partners, community groups, owners, tenants around litigation
Perform intake of/screen referrals received
Communicate with tenants in buildings regarding litigation via calls and email
Provide information to tenants about available City resources
Review reports that monitor owner compliance with violations
Help coordinate reinspection's and access to tenants’ apartments
Create tenant action files and print out documents for court
Maintain the unit’s files and court calendars
Organize IV-1Cs for heat and hot water cases and find the NOVs for trials
Transfer files to other units within the division
Make copies, scanning documents to help with trial preparation
Updating information to the Legal Management System in an accurate and timely manner after court
Work closely with Accounting Unit to track and monitor monies received from owners