Landlords and the state comptroller don’t see eye to eye on the city’s $1.2 billion rental voucher system. Landlords say voucher placements are often denied because of small infractions like a cracked outlet plate or a window guard missing one screw. Yet a comptroller’s audit last week warned that vouchers are being approved for apartments with “serious hazards” like a defective window guard and roach infestations. Both sides are correct, but the comptroller needs a reality check. In a program this large, some inspectors will be human and others will be hard-asses. The humans approve tenant placements in units with […]

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