Mutual Aid NYC

Filters: Housing

New York City Tenant Resource Portal and Eviction Prevention Tool

Group: New York City Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants

The goal of this portal is to help tenants across the city find the resources they need in one place. This eviction prevention tool was designed by the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) and the...

Need Category: Housing Legal

NYC Affordable Housing Lottery Application Process Training

Group: Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH)

Follow the link to book an in-person appointment at one of multiple locations to receive information and training on the necessary interview skills and financial literacy needed to obtain an affordabl...

Need Category: Housing Additional Resource Libraries

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents

NYC City Government Housing Resource Portal

Group: NYC Housing

A collection of New York City Housing resources, searchable and sortable by topic. Resources include information on legal and financial issues, repairs, safety, reporting problems to the city, tenants...

Need Category: Housing Additional Resource Libraries

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents

NYC Housing Connect to Find and Apply for Affordable Housing

Group: New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

A website to search for and apply for the lottery of available affordable housing apartments in New York City. Income requirements depend on the area where the apartment is, and can be found on the si...

Need Category: Housing

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents People with low-income/limited income

Rent Stabilization for People with Disabilities

Group: NYC Department of Finance

Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) helps eligible tenants with disabilities stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent at a certain amount. Tenants pay the frozen rent. A property tax cr...

Need Category: Housing Money

Community Focus: People with disabilities and chronic illnesses/immuno-compromised

Rent Stabilization for Senior Citizens

Group: New York City Government

SCRIE helps eligible senior citizens ages 62 and over stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent at a certain amount. Tenants pay the frozen rent. A property tax credit covers the difference be...

New York City Department of Finance Rent Freeze Program - SCRIE, P.O. Box 3179

Need Category: Housing Money

Community Focus: Seniors and elders

Residential Services and Support for People with Developmental Disabilities

Group: AHRCNYC

To apply, contact the referral and information center. Residential supports fall under three models: 1. Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs) Supervised IRAs are traditional family-style gro...

(212) 780-4491

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Housing

Community Focus: People with disabilities and chronic illnesses/immuno-compromised

Resources on Evictions and Housing Court

Group: Met Council on Housing

Contains information on: finding a lawyer, holdover evictions, illegal evictions and lockouts, handling housing court without a lawyer, nonpayment of rent eviction cases, and eviction moratorium FAQs.

Need Category: Housing Legal

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents

Right to Counsel Tenant Organizing Materials

Group: Right to Counsel NYC Coalition

Tenant organizing resources including a pamphlet and fighting eviction, the case for rent strike, a list of tenant organizing groups across NYC, and Right to Counsel advocacy information.

Need Category: Housing Legal

Rights Recorder and Chatbot: Report Housing Discrimination

Group: Unlock NYC

Turned down by a landlord or broker because of your housing voucher? Record a call and/or report it using the Unlock NYC chatbot and they'll help hold them accountable.

Need Category: Housing Legal

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents