Chair Lee on Mitchell-Lama delinquencies and total arrears
Lee asks about delinquencies on shelter rent tax and water bills. A DOF representative reports approximately $47.5 million in arrears for property tax and charges. Lee asks about HPD engagement with DEP on water costs.
And how many Mitchell Lama developments are delinquent by more than a quarter on their shelter rent tax, water bills?
What's the total arrears?
I think we just checked this.
It's about $47.5 million in arrears for property tax and charges that DOF administers.
I don't have the number for water because we don't bill those.
Okay.
And has HPD engaged with DEP on solutions for resolving, because I know that those costs have also increased.
So has there been any engagement in terms of how to bring relief for that as well?
We're looking at options internally to figure out a way to lower water costs for Mitchell-Lamas.
Okay.