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Households facing rental arrears
or facing eviction should contact an advocate and try
to connect with a legal provider as soon as possible.
For legal resources in individual boroughs, click
here.
In order to prevent eviction, a tenant will need
to demonstrate two things:
- Ability to continue to pay rent moving forward
- Ability to pay off any arrears
As soon as a tenant receives an eviction notice,
he/she should consider whether a one-time grant to
help pay arrears is all that is needed or whether it
is also necessary to secure a subsidy to help pay the
rent in the future.
Many eviction prevention resources are not available
to households until they have actually been served
with eviction papers.
Tenants facing eviction can find information about
the different stages of the eviction process and how
to respond to eviction papers through the Citywide
Task Force on Housing Court.
Resources for eviction prevention include:
- “One-Shot-Deals” – Emergency
Grants from Public Assistance: To apply for
an emergency grant, the tenant needs to bring documentation
and explanation of the arrears and will need to
provide proof of the ability to pay rent for the
apartment in the future. This paperwork should
be brought to the tenant’s nearest job center
(public assistance office). For info about the
nearest job center, click
here.
- HomeBase:
The HomeBase program is run by the Department of
Homeless Services (DHS) to help clients facing eviction
and/or homelessness in specific community districts
in New York City. HomeBase helps clients apply for
emergency grants and obtain funds to pay arrears
and future rent. For a list of HomeBase districts
click
here.
- Jiggetts/FEPS :Those
facing eviction and receiving public assistance may
qualify to receive rental assistance through this
program. FEPS applications can be filed through Legal
Aid’s borough offices and specific community-based
organizations in each borough.
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