421-a Owners Receive Increased Scrutiny Over Wage Rules

New York City and State regulators are increasing efforts to enforce wage rules for service workers at luxury apartment buildings whose owners receive 421-a tax breaks. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the city comptroller, and the New York Attorney General’s Office have sent out joint letters to these owners asking for certified statements and evidence that they had paid their workers the legally required wages or an explanation of why they were not required to do so.