FHEPS/CityFHEPS
Administered by NYC social services agencies (Department of Social Services, Department of Homelessness Services, Human Resources Administration) and available for households facing homelessness and shelter entry.
Affordable Housing
Affordable housing can refer to: Income restricted Housing Housing Regulated because of its funding stream Housing available to households making a certain % Area Median Income Housing accessed through the…
Rent burdened
A rent-burdened household spends more than 30% of their income on rent.
Certificate of No Harassment (CONH)
The CONH Pilot Program is intended to disincentivize tenant harassment and protect affordable housing by requiring landlords who want to make significant renovations in their buildings get a CONH from…
Rent Stabilized
Rent stabilized apartments are those in buildings of six or more units built between February 1, 1947 and January 1, 1974. Tenants in buildings built before February 1, 1947, who…
Harassment
Harassment is any act or omission by or on behalf of an owner that causes or is intended to cause a tenant to surrender or waive any rights in relation…
Rent Controlled
Rent control is the rent regulation program which generally applies to residential buildings constructed before February 1947. For an apartment to be under rent control, the tenant must generally have…
Tenant Interim Lease program
In 1978, the Tenant Interim Lease Program was created to assist organized Tenant Associations in City-owned buildings to develop economically self-sufficient low-income cooperatives where tenants have the opportunity to purchase…
Rent Guidelines Board
The New York City agency responsible for setting the yearly rent-rate adjustments for the City’s rent stabilized apartments. The Board is appointed by the Mayor and consists of two members…
Nonpayment eviction
A landlord can file a nonpayment case to claim a tenant owes rent and ask the court to order the tenant to pay rent. If the tenant doesn't pay, they…
