§ 1005. Enforcement of standards for contract performance. 1. The division shall by regulation provide for formal evaluation of the performance of a corporation to determine its progress in achieving the objectives outlined in the annual housing preservation and community renewal plan contained in its contract with the division. Such evaluation shall include a review of the efforts of the corporation to execute each of the components of its plan and a consultation between the corporation and the division regarding the findings of the division relative to performance. The division shall provide or cause to be provided technical assistance determined to be necessary by the division to improve the ability of the corporation to execute each of the components of its plan. Such evaluation and determination of the need for technical assistance shall consider the financial and staff resources of the corporation for the period evaluated and any special considerations which may have had an impact on performance during the period.

Terms Used In N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law 1005

  • Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of the state division of housing and community renewal. See N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law 1002
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Division: shall mean the state division of housing and community renewal. See N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law 1002
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

2. If the division determines that a corporation has not made sufficient progress toward achieving the objectives of its annual housing preservation and community renewal plan the division shall conduct a site visit to review these findings and, if warranted, shall place the corporation on probation.

3. The division shall terminate or not renew or not extend a contract in accordance with provisions of subdivision seven of section one thousand three of this article if the commissioner determines that the performance of a corporation is not sufficient to merit continued participation in the program.

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner may terminate any contract upon a finding of substantial non-compliance or other substantial breach of the contract.