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

For Rent Regulated Hotel Unit

• DHCR annual apartment registration for prior and current year
• Signed rent increase letter from the management or owner
• DHCR rent history
• DHCR approved MCI (Major Capital Improvement) order

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

For any non-working student:

• Student status letter

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