The state must allocate $20 million a year in the state budget permanently to fund the Homeowner Protection Program, or it would virtually disappear overnight. Newsday […]
New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) COVID Rent Relief Program will launch. The program will provide eligible households with a one-time rental subsidy that […]
The New York courts suspended eviction proceedings as a result of the pandemic in March 2020. While the courts have accepted new filings from landlords since […]
Update! The OTDA ERAP portal is only open to residents of counties/towns who have not spent their allocated ERAP funds. Suffolk and Nassau County residents are […]
The New York Homeowner Assistance Fund (NYS HAF) is now accepting applications.The New York State Homeowner Assistance Fund is a federally funded program dedicated to assisting […]
On January 5, 2022, Nassau Suffolk Law Services, Family Service League, Touro Law Center and OLA of Eastern Long Island collaborated with Riverhead Free Library and […]
Update! New York State’s Eviction Moratorium ended on January 15, 2022. Although some towns have spent their allocated ERAP funds, residents in all towns can still apply for […]
Update! The 2022-23 State budget includes additional funds to support the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Prior to the addition of these funds, OTDA anticipated funding applications […]
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