Rent freeze for people with disabilitiesDisability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)
NYC Department of Finance / NYC Housing Preservation and Development
DRIE provides a rent freeze to tenants with disabilities. If their rent goes up, tenants with DRIE do not have to pay the higher rate. The City pays the difference between the current and future rent.
Rent freeze for seniorsSenior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE)
NYC Department of Finance / NYC Housing Preservation and Development
SCRIE helps eligible senior citizens stay in affordable housing with a rent freeze. If their rent goes up, people with SCRIE do not have to pay the higher rent. The City pays the landlord the difference between the current rent and the future rent.