Table
13
Housing and Neighborhood Condition
New York City, 1996 and 1999
| Housing
Condition |
1996 |
1999 |
| Renter-occupied
units in dilapidated buildings |
|
|
| |
Number |
25,561 |
19,006 |
| |
Percent |
1.3% |
1.0% |
| Renter-occupied
units in buildings with no building defects |
88.6% |
89.1% |
| Renter-occupied
units with 5 or more of 7 maintenance deficiencies(a) |
6.1% |
4.4% |
| Renter-occupied
units with no maintenance deficiencies(a) |
42.1% |
45.5% |
Renter-occupied
units with heating breakdowns
(4 or more times) |
8.2% |
6.5% |
| Renter-occupied
units with no heating breakdowns |
80.4% |
83.7% |
| Neighborhood
Condition |
|
|
| Renter
household opinion of good/excellent neighborhood
quality |
63.9% |
68.6% |
| Renter
household opinion of poor neighborhood quality |
7.5% |
5.7% |
| Renter
households with any buildings with broken or boarded-up
windows on same street |
11.4% |
8.8% |
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Sources:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1996 and 1999 New York City Housing
and Vacancy Surveys.
Note:
(a)
Maintenance deficiencies include: 1) additional heating
required in winter; 2) heating breakdown; 3) cracks or
holes in interior walls, ceilings, or floors; 4) presence
of rodents; 5) presence of broken plaster or peeling paint;
6) toilet breakdown; 7) water leakage into unit.
