Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption

SCRIE helps eligible senior citizens 62 and older stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent. Tenants can keep paying what they were paying even if their landlord increases the rent. The landlord gets a property tax credit that covers the difference between the new and original rent amount.

To be eligible for SCRIE, you should be able to answer "yes" to all of these questions:

• Are you 62 or older?
• Is your name on the lease (or the share certificate if you live in a Mitchell-Lama development)?
• Is your combined household income $50,000 or less in a year?
• Do you spend more than one-third of your monthly income on rent?
• Do you live in NYC in one of these types of housing?
• a rent stabilized apartment
• a rent controlled apartment
• a rent regulated hotel or single room occupancy unit
• a Mitchell-Lama development
• a Limited Dividend Housing Company development
• a Redevelopment Company development
• a Housing Development Fund Company development

Apply through the Department of Finance (DOF) if you live in a:

• rent stabilized apartment
• rent controlled apartment
• rent regulated hotel or single room occupancy unit

If you are applying for SCRIE for the first time, you can apply online through the Department of Finance (DOF) (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/rentfreeze/tools/nyc-tap.page). You can also schedule a virtual appointment (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/finance/jump/dof-appointments.html) to apply for SCRIE.

To apply by mail, download the DOF SCRIE application (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/rentfreeze/downloads/pdf/scrie/scrie-initial-application-only.pdf). Mail your completed and signed application along with the supporting documents to:

Rent Freeze Program SCRIE

P.O. Box 3179

Union, NJ 07083

Apply through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) if you live in a:

• Mitchell-Lama development
• Redevelopment Company development
• HDFC
• federally-assisted 213 co-op

Download and complete the HPD SCRIE application (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/scrie-application.pdf). Email your completed HPD SCRIE application to SCRIE@hpd.nyc.gov or mail it to:

HPD SCRIE Unit

100 Gold Street, 7th floor

New York, New York, 10038

To apply for SCRIE, you will need copies of documents that prove:

• Who you are (and your age)
• Where you live - You need to prove your rent which includes prior and current documents or leases.
• Income - This includes your income and the income of all household members who lived in your apartment for the year before you submit your application.

• Visit SCRIE website (http://nyc.gov/rentfreeze) to learn more about this program.
• Email SCRIE (http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/about/contact-by-email/contact-scrie.page) for more information
• Call 311 and ask for a SCRIE specialist or 212-639-9675 if you have a hard time hearing
• Call 929-252-7242 to get one-on-one help with applying for DHE from an NYC Public Engagement Unit (https://www.nyc.gov/site/mayorspeu/index.page) Specialist.

For HPD-supervised SCRIE:

• Email SCRIE@hpd.nyc.gov
• Visit HPD's website (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/scrie-drie.page) to learn more.
• Call at 212-863-8494 for any questions.

Learn more online

Visit the NYC Rent Freeze Program website (http://www1.nyc.gov/site/rentfreeze/index.page) to learn more.

If you live in an HPD development, visit HPD's website (https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/scrie.page) to learn more about HPD-supervised SCRIE.

Call 311

Ask about SCRIE.