Rental Housing Inspector 1 (NY HELPS)

Description

Duties Description

The candidate will make field inspections of housing accommodations throughout the five counties of New York City as well as in Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, and Ulster Counties. The candidate will make these field inspections to examine and evaluate rental conditions and to obtain or verify information pertinent to the disposition of applications filed by landlords or tenants under the provisions of various rent control and rent stabilization laws and regulations. The candidate will review assigned cases for inspection; inspect various aspects of dwellings, buildings, and accompanying property; and prepare written reports of their findings. The candidate must be able to use an agency supplied iPad or computer system to report findings, attach photographs and diagrams. The candidate may be required to testify in hearings regarding their findings

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Non-competitive Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for appointment to a Rental Housing Inspector 1 you must have either:

Two years of full-time experience in any combination of building construction or *building maintenance of multi-dwellings OR conducting building inspections.

• Building maintenance is defined as: conducting regular inspections of buildings to identify areas that need attention AND then performing the tasks to fix or repair problems; or performing preventive maintenance operations. Multi-dwellings are defined as: dwellings which are either rented, leased, let or hired out, to be occupied, or are occupied as the residence or home of THREE or more families living independently of each other.
  
  

OR

Successful completion of an accredited certificate program in building trades, completion of an apprenticeship program in the construction field, or 60 semester credit hours of college-level study in construction or building trades technology can substitute for up to one year of specialized experience.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications

Reachable on the appropriate eligible list.

Additional Comments

• Please read the minimum qualifications carefully. Minimum qualifications are set by Civil Service and MUST be met in order to be considered for appointment. When applying, please clearly show how you meet the minimum qualifications.
  
  

It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

• Please send current resume, transcript, or copy of certificate and any addtional y documents, if interested.
  
  

Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying.

• PLEASE NOTE: If you are brand new to state service, you will start at the hiring rate of $56,506.