Tenants with legal and/or housing court-related questions are warmly invited to join us for our June Housing Clinic this Wednesday, June 2nd, from 6 to 7pm. Our topic this month is: What to do if a landlord claims you are a nuisance.
The clinic will be conducted via Zoom. To register and receive Zoom event info -- please click here. Do not click on the flyer below.
You can submit questions in advance when you register, and questions will also be taken during the event via Zoom's chat function. The presentation will be led by Goddard Riverside Law Project.
Important News for Tenants
COVID Rent Relief: Eligible tenants may seek up to 12 months of rental and utility arrears assistance, as well as three prospective months of rent via the new COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CERAP).
Applications will be accepted beginning this Tuesday, June 1 at 9am. Click here to learn more about eligibility and apply.
Tenants are eligible to apply regardless of immigration status if their household income is below 80% of "area median income," which you can look up here.
If you have an eviction case, it will be stayed while you apply, so you can't be evicted while your application is being processed.
For assistance with the application
Call New York State at 844-NY1-RENT (844-691-7368).
Call Goddard Riverside Law Project at (212) 799-9638, x0
Schedule an appointment with The West Side Commons by clicking here.
We will continue to keep you posted as we learn how long it will take for CERAP applications to be processed.
Please be advised that Governor Cuomo has signed an extension of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and the Protect Our Small Businesses Act, effectively extending New York’s eviction and foreclosure moratoriums through August 31, 2021.
Tenants facing eviction must submit a declaration of pandemic-related hardship. Tenants who do not submit such a declaration as a justification for non-payment of rent, or who create safety or health hazards for other tenants, can still be evicted. Learn more here.
New York’s various statewide tenant protections remain in force despite the recent federal court decision which found that the CDC's nationwide moratorium on evictions exceeded its statutory authority.
If you are facing a possible eviction, help is available. You can access free legal services on our website, by looking under "Housing."
We're Here to Help
My office assists people with housing issues, seniors, the disabled, the recently un (or under) employed, the food insecure, and all those suffering the many consequences of this pandemic, to help in any way we can.
Please call (212) 873-0282, leave a message and we will call you back as soon as possible; email [email protected]; or check our website, HelenRosenthal.com. We update it on a regular basis with information about public benefits, non-profit resources, and health facts Upper West Siders need to get through this crisis.
