312
families organized at 8 severely distressed buildings. The buildings were enrolled in HPD's enforcement programs resulting in the rehabilitation and capital building-wide repairs.
2,800
families living in City-owned buildings (TIL & ANCP) now have the right to succession .
$99M
saved to tax payers in shelter cost by preventing evictions of 1,801 families.
Rent-Stabilized units (15 buildings) repaired in partnership with NYC Housing Preservation & Development Code Enforcement Programs: Proactive Preservation Initiative and Alternative Enforcement Programs.
1,532
1,918
Families received rent reductions due to conditions in their apartments and public areas.
12,649
Apartments are preserved through repairs and upgrades.
$4.2 Million
RECOVERED IN RENT REFUNDS FOR FAMILIES
PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
A simple step of submitting a rent overcharge complaint with the Division of Housing & Community Renewal (DHCR) resulted in landlord owing tenant a tremendous amount of money.
LANDLORD OWES TENANT $112,000
TENANT ORGANIZING
We organized over 80 tenant associations including 6,448 apartments. 16 buildings were enrolled in HPD’s proactive preservation program and 5 buildings were enrolled in HPD’s alternative enforcement program.
PROGRAM CHANGES
We succeeded in helping implement program changes to 157 City-owned properties. Family members living in Tenant Interim Lease (TIL) buildings now have the right to succession which was not granted since the programs inception.
We've assisted 9,000+ families
COUNCIL DISTRICTS SERVICED
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS SERVICED
COVID-19 Relief Project
P.A.’L.A.N.T.E. has worked tirelessly to provide our community with the proper resources to combat COVID-19. We are proud to say that we’ve distributed countless masks, face shields, hand sanitizer, and culturally competent fresh groceries to families in need.
Legal Assistance
One-on-one legal sessions/ legal clinics (1,101 families)
336
Legal workshops/ legal clinics (1,173 families)
81
In rent refunds to tenants through court settlements
$3M
Success Stories
Brooklyn mother fights for transfer out of unsafe apartments
CANARSIE, Brooklyn — Canarsie mom Michaela Bell says she worries for the safety of her two toddlers. She waited seven months in a city shelter to be transferred to an apartment on L Avenue she feels unsafe for her kids. "It's like an obstacle course of problems. There are no window guards," said Bell.
She has a 3-year-old daughter with autism and a 1-year-old boy.
Fire victim's return after years in litigation
Families successfully returned to their rent-stabilized apartments paying the same amount of rent after vicious electrical fires forced the 49 families to become homeless.