Rent freeze for seniors

For the household, a copy of all that apply:

For Rent Stabilized Apartment

• Leases – The prior and current one or two-year lease signed by you and your landlord
• Preferential rent rider (if applicable)
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) or 80/20 or 60/40 rider (if applicable) or DHCR Rent History
• Any recent Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Orders issued by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)

For Rent Controlled Apartment (a copy of all of these)

• Prior calendar year Notice of Increase in Maximum Base Rent and Maximum Collectible Rent Form RN-26
• Current calendar year Notice of Increase in Maximum Base Rent and Maximum Collectible Rent Form RN-26
• Prior calendar year Owner’s Report and Certification of fuel cost adjustment Form RA33.10
• Current calendar year Owner’s Report and Certification of fuel cost adjustment Form RA33.10

For Rent Regulated Hotel Unit

• DHCR annual apartment registration for prior and current year
• Signed rent increase letter from the management or owner or DHCR rent history
• Any recent Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Orders issued by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)

For Mitchell-Lama Limited Dividend Redevelopment(a copy of all of these)

• Rent history printout or letter from your management office with the date of your last rent increase, and the amount paid before and after the increase
• Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) or Division of Housing & Community Renewal (DHCR) Commissioner’s Order

For Housing Development Fund Company (HDFC)

• A Notice of Rent or Carrying Charge Increase signed by the HDFC Management
• Copy of the share certificate (if applicable)

For each income source of each income earner, any one document:

Wages & Salary

• W2
• Income tax return

Self-employment

• 1099-G
• Award letter or certificate
• Correspondence from NYS Department of Labor

Cash Assistance grant

• Cash Assistance budget statement

Unemployment Income

• Award letter or certificate
• Current benefit check

Social Security Benefits (SSI, Dependent, Disability, Survivor’s, or Retirement)

• Correspondence from Social Security Administration showing the benefit amount paid in the last calendar year (e.g. Notice of Change in Payment for SSI benefit, or SSA-1099 SSDI benefit)

Veteran’s Benefits

• Correspondence from the Veteran’s Administration that shows the disability pension or compensation that you were paid in the last calendar year

Pensions, Annuities, or IRA

• 1099-R
• Statement from pension or annuity

Interest, Dividends, or Royalties

• 1099-DIV
• 1099-INT
• Statement from bank, credit union, or financial institution

Support from other Family Members

• Signed letter from friend/family stating amount of monetary assistance

1. Download the application and fill it out. You can also pick one up from the SCRIE Walk-In Center or call 311 to request an application be mailed to you.
   1. If you download, there will be two applications in the file. You only need to fill out the application for the type of housing you live in.The application for people who live in Mitchell-Lama or Redevelopment Company development housing will be the pages in the front and the application for all other qualified housing will be second.
   2. If you pick up an application from a Walk-In Center or call 311 to request one, be sure to say what type of housing you live in so you can receive the right application.
2. People who live in Mitchell-Lama or Redevelopment Company development should mail their application and documents to:
   NYC Department of Housing and Development
   Division of Housing Supervision, SCRIE Unit
   100 Gold Street, 7th floor
   New York, NY 10038
3. People who live in other types of qualified housing should mail their their application and documents to:
   NYC Department of Finance, SCRIE Unit
   59 Maiden Lane, 22nd Floor
   New York, NY 10038

Download the form

Call HPD at 212-863-8494 to apply if you are living in Mitchell-Lama or Redevelopment Company development housing.

1. If you live in qualified housing, other than Mitchell-Lama or Redevelopment Company development housing, you can apply in person.
2. Gather all of the personal documents you’ll need to apply. It’s OK to bring copies.
3. Visit the walk-in center:
   66 John St, 3rd Floor
   New York, NY 10038
   Open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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