Not exact matches
Last year, Olatoye and NYCHA were scrutinized
by the federal government for having signed a certification in 2016 attesting that
inspections for
lead paint in tens of thousands of units had been performed, though they hadn't.
Only 93 homes have been visited
by a contractor to conduct
inspections and risk assessments for potential
lead paint hazards.
The agency also misled the public and federal officials
by saying
inspections for
lead paint hazards were happening between 2012 and 2016 when they weren't.
Shola Olatoye, the chairwoman of the New York City Housing Authority, said Tuesday that she's resigning because it's the right time to go, not because of scandals over false
lead -
paint inspections and failing boilers or looming oversight
by the state and federal government.
NYCHA was also criticized following the disclosure that the head of the authority, Shola Olatoye, had falsely told the federal government that
lead -
paint inspections mandated
by law had been conducted.
NYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye did not tell the truth during her sworn testimony about
lead paint inspections before the city council last month, a letter from the Department of Investigation obtained
by the Daily News reveals.
Despite the revelations
by the DOI, the mayor claimed the city was «open» about the four - year lapse in
inspections for
lead paint.
Last year authority managers admitted that for years NYCHA had misled the federal housing agency that funds most of its operations
by falsely claiming it had performed all required
lead paint inspections of its aging apartments.
David Farber, the authority's general counsel and executive vice president for legal affairs, is the fourth high - ranking official to pack it in amid probes
by the Department of Investigation and US Attorney's Office into how the agency handled
lead -
paint inspections.
The measure would come after more than 320,000 people have been left without heat or hot water this winter and following months of revelations that the housing authority had failed to conduct
inspections for
lead paint as required
by federal rules and city law for four years.
During a Dec. 5 Council hearing on NYCHA's longstanding failure to perform required
lead paint inspections, Olatoye stated under oath that 4,200
inspections performed in 2016 had been completed
by NYCHA workers with federally required certification.
Mayor de Blasio, center, expressed his frustration on Monday about «mistakes that were made»
by the city Housing Authority in not conducting
lead -
paint inspections in at - risk apartments.
Inspections - The BUYER»S obligations under this agreement are subject to the right to obtain inspection (s) of the Premises or any aspect thereof, including, but not limited to, home, pest, radon, lead paint, septic / sewer, water quality, and water drainage by consultant (s) regularly in the business of conducting said inspections, of BUYER»S own choosing, and at BUYER»S sole cost within 7 days after SELLER»S acceptance of this
Inspections - The BUYER»S obligations under this agreement are subject to the right to obtain
inspection (s) of the Premises or any aspect thereof, including, but not limited to, home, pest, radon,
lead paint, septic / sewer, water quality, and water drainage
by consultant (s) regularly in the business of conducting said
inspections, of BUYER»S own choosing, and at BUYER»S sole cost within 7 days after SELLER»S acceptance of this
inspections, of BUYER»S own choosing, and at BUYER»S sole cost within 7 days after SELLER»S acceptance of this agreement.
Grants buyers a 10 - day period in which to conduct a
lead - based
paint inspection at their own expense, although no testing or removal of
lead - based
paint is required
by the law.