Residents

T.R.A.D.E.S. information for Residents

Section 3 is part of a federal law that requires housing authorities and its contractors, to the greatest extent feasible – on all construction, maintenance, and repair work on contracts worth $100,000 or more – to provide job, training, and contracting opportunities to housing authority residents and other (HUD defined) low-income members of the community. This law was passed 36 years ago (the 1968 US Housing Act) but since NYCHA has only recently started enforcing Section 3, most contractors do not know about it. That is why its important for residents to know themselves how to access these jobs and what their rights are once they, a family member, or a friend get Section 3 work.

Fact Sheet

Section 3 Opportunities

For starters, residents should to know that NYCHA requires a hiring plan from each contractor before the work starts, and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has instructed housing authorities to set Section 3 resident hiring goals at 30% of all new hires. If there is a significant construction job going on at your development and there aren’t any residents on the job, the contractors are likely ignoring their hiring plans and this should be reported to your Tenant Association President, your Management Office, and/or NYCHA’s Department of Resident Employment Services.

Information

Carrie Brunk at (212)631-0886 x 5639