2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Section 52:27D-3.3 - Annual reports on local housing authorities

52:27D-3.3. Annual reports on local housing authorities
1. a. In addition to the annual report required under the provisions of subsection (h) of section 3 of P.L.1966, c.293 (C.52:27D-3) and such other reports as may otherwise be required by law, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall submit a separate annual report to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the activities and management of each local or regional housing authority which operates pursuant to the "Local Housing Authorities Law," R.S.55:14A-1 et seq. or the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et al.).

b. The report, which shall be presented in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, shall be designed to provide the Governor and the Legislature with an assessment of the effectiveness of each of those local housing authorities subject to the provisions of this act. In developing the manner and form of the report, the commissioner shall consult with the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities regarding appropriate performance measurements of the effectiveness of those local housing authorities subject to the provisions of this act. The measures of effectiveness shall include, but not be limited to: vacancy number and percentage thereof; use of modernization grants; rent collection; energy consumption; unit turnaround time; work order completion time; unit and system inspections; tenant accounts receivable; operating reserves; expense to income ratio; and initiatives relating to the creation of a drug-free environment, the promotion of homeownership opportunities, resident management, economic development, and the use of grants to develop new public housing. The report shall include a synopsis, explanation, and evaluation of the information contained in the reports prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the Public Housing Management Assessment Program or any similar public housing assessment program administered by the federal government. The report shall include also any evaluation of the status of any improvement plans or memoranda of agreement between the federal government and a local housing authority which the federal government required for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of that local housing authority.

L.1992,c.176,s.1.

52:27D-3.4 Report on violent crimes in certain types of housing.

1. a. Not later than September 1st of each year, the executive director of a housing authority created pursuant to the "Local Housing Authorities Law," P.L.1938, c.19 (C.55:14A-1 et seq.) or the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.) and the owner of a property consisting of 10 or more rental units receiving project-based federal section 8 rental assistance, hereinafter "project-based housing,"shall report to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, on a form prepared and provided by the commissioner for this purpose, the number and type of violent crimes, as those crimes are delineated in the most recently issued Uniform Crime Report, published by the Department of Law and Public Safety, and drug offenses, as those offenses are enumerated in the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia, committed on property owned by the housing authority or committed on project-based housing, respectively, at any time during the preceding State fiscal year. The report shall also include the amount expended by the housing authority or the project-based housing entity for drug elimination and crime prevention and control.

b.Not later than January 1st of each year, the commissioner shall prepare and distribute to each member of the Legislature a report displaying all of the information reported by each housing authority and project-based housing entity required to report under this act. The report shall also assimilate and analyze the information reported by each housing authority and project-based housing entity required to report under this act.

c.The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), not later that the 90th day following the effective date of P.L.2003, c.254 (C.52:27D-3.4 et al.).

L.2003,c.254,s.1.