New York’s CityFHEPS voucher program has a $1.2 billion price tag. Now, the state comptroller wants less of that money going to “bad” landlords.
In an audit of the program released Friday, the comptroller’s office found that the city approved units with infestations and other serious concerns for participation in the program. And some tenants have used their vouchers to pay landlords on the city’s “Worst Landlords” list.
As such, the comptroller recommended that the program establish a “landlord disqualification” list…