Subsidy
The government can provide a subsidy to developers to lower their operating costs in exchange for a certain type of less profitable developemnt, such as affordble housing.
Holdover eviction
An eviction case a landlord can start to ask the court to have a tenant removed from an apartment.
Right to Counsel (RTC)
Under New York City's Right-to-Counsel law, DSS/HRA's Office of Civil Justice provides tenants facing eviction in Housing Court or NYCHA administrative proceedings access to free legal representation and advice provided…
Area Median Income
The AMI is a statistic generated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of determining the eligibility of applicants for certain federal housing programs. Housing…
Succession Rights
For rent stabilized apartments, any “family member” of the tenant may have the right to a renewal lease (rent stabilization) when the tenant dies or permanently leaves the apartment. The…
Preferential rent
The actual rent charged by an owner to a tenant that is less than the established legal regulated rent. Effective with passage of the Housing Stability & Tenant Protection Act…
Overcharge
Any additional charges or fees for a service already included in the rent or in excess of the lawful rent
J51
A program governed by Sections 11-243 and 11-244 of the New York City Administrative Code (formerly numbered J-51) under which, in order to encourage development and rehabilitation, property tax abatements…
SCRIE/DRIE
If a tenant or tenant’s spouse is 62 years of age or over (living in a rent regulated apartment) and the combined household income is at or below a certain…
Section 8
The Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8, is a federally funded program providing vouchers to low-income renters to subsidize their housing costs in privately owned buildings. This…
