HLD Clerical Support
HLD Clerical Support
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Job Description
About the Agency:
The NYC Department Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the citys housing and diversity and strength in the citys neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.
-We maintain building and resident safety and health
-We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
-We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity.
HPD is entrusted with fulfilling these objectives through the goals and strategies of Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness Mayor Adams comprehensive housing framework. To support this important work the administration has committed $5 billion in new capital funding bringing the 10-year planned investment in housing to $22 billion the largest in the citys history. This investment coupled with a commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory barriers is a multi-pronged strategy to tackle New York Citys complex housing crisis by addressing homelessness and housing instability promoting economic stability and mobility increasing homeownership opportunities improving health and safety and increasing opportunities for equitable growth
Your Team:
The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) leads the agencys effort to work closely with other HPD divisions and outside community partners to identify buildings in distress assess and develop appropriate strategies to address those properties and work closely with responsible owners to develop a plan to improve conditions and return buildings to firm financial footing and physical health. OENS uses enforcement tools within its Division of Code Enforcement Housing Litigation Division Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement and the Division of Neighborhood Preservation to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
The Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services is composed of seven divisions: Data Management & Technology (DMT) Division of Neighborhood Preservation (DNP) Administration & Internal Compliance (AIC) Housing Litigation Division (HLD) Division of Code Enforcement (DCE) Emergency Operations and Enhanced Enforcement Division (EOD) and Division of Emergency Housing Services (EHS).
Your Impact:
The Housing Litigation Division (HLD) initiates litigation against building owners in Housing Court to ensure compliance with housing standards contained in the New York City Housing Maintenance Code and New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. HLD seeks orders to correct violations civil penalties access warrants 7A Administrators and appears in tenant-initiated proceedings.
Your Role:
Your role will be a Clerical Support/Community Associate in the Housing Litigation Division (HLD). You will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Your Responsibilities:
- Assisting Staff Attorneys with conferences and settlements of cases;
- Filing legal documents in the various County Clerks Offices. Organizing tenant action files for court;
- Assisting with the preparation of default judgments transcripts satisfactions lis pendens and serving judgments through the mail;
- Completing affidavits of service;
- Recording and retrieving court cases restored to the calendar;
- Coordinating the transporting of files to and from court;
- Updating the disposition of cases in the Litigation Management System;
- Assisting Staff Attorneys in preparation of legal pleadings and other necessary documents for various types of litigation;
- Providing administrative support to the unit.
- Answering phone inquiries calling tenants and owners to determine compliance with violations and working internally with the HPD/DOH Lead Liaison.
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of computer entry/ability to learn and use computer database;
- Ability to work under pressure and to respond to inquiries from the public and colleagues rapidly;
- Attention to detail and organization;
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057
Qualifications :
Qualification Requirements
1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
