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NYC Mitchell-Lama
Affordable housing waiting lists
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What this program is
The Mitchell-Lama program provides affordable rental and cooperative homeownership opportunities to families with moderate and middle incomes.
Who can get it
Eligibility for Mitchell-Lama rental units is determined by:
- The size of the unit
- The number of people who will be living in the unit
- Your total household income which cannot be more than the limits shown below. Different developments have different limits:
Household Size
Federally Assisted Rental
Federally Assisted Cooperative
Non-Federally Assisted
1
$90,720
$141,750
$141,750
2
$103,680
$162,000
$162,000
3
$116,640
$182,250
$182,250
4
$129,600
$202,500
$202,500
5
$140,000
$218,750
$218,750
6
$150,400
$235,000
$235,000
7
$160,720
$251,125
$251,125
8
$171,120
$267,375
$267,375
Heads up
- You have to apply to each development waiting list separately.
- Apply to ones that fit your income, household size, and preferences.
- Applicants may apply to open waiting lists. Closed waiting lists do not accept new applicants.
- Entering the lottery for an open waiting list puts you in a lottery for the waiting list, not the next available unit.
- If your application is chosen from the lottery, you'll be added to a waitlist and notified when a unit becomes available.
- It may take several years before a unit becomes available to people on a waiting list.
- Veterans may be entitled to a preference for Mitchell-Lama developments with an open waiting list.
- Mitchell-Lama housing lotteries are only one type of housing lottery. For other affordable housing opportunities, visit NYC Housing Connect (https://access.nyc.gov/programs/nyc-housing-connect/).
How to apply
Online
- Create an account on Mitchell-Lama Connect (https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#ml-home).
- Signing up for NYC Mitchell-Lama Connect will provide email notifications when additional waiting list lotteries open.
- Find developments with open wait list lotteries.
- Apply for developments with open waitlists. There is a non-refundable $75 application fee.
Additional Mitchell-Lama waiting lists are managed by NYS Homes and Community Renewal. See their list of developments for middle income families and seniors (https://hcr.ny.gov/mitchell-lama-applicant-information).
By mail
- Find developments with open wait list lotteries (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/mitchell-lama-program.page). Scroll down to "How to Apply".
- Call a development to request a wait list application.
- Complete and submit your wait list application by mail.
Online
- Create an account on Mitchell-Lama Connect (https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#ml-home).
- Signing up for NYC Mitchell-Lama Connect will provide email notifications when additional waiting list lotteries open.
- Find developments with open wait list lotteries.
- Apply for developments with open waitlists. There is a non-refundable $75 application fee.
Additional Mitchell-Lama waiting lists are managed by NYS Homes and Community Renewal. See their list of developments for middle income families and seniors (https://hcr.ny.gov/mitchell-lama-applicant-information).
By mail
- Find developments with open wait list lotteries (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/mitchell-lama-program.page). Scroll down to "How to Apply".
- Call a development to request a wait list application.
- Complete and submit your wait list application by mail.
Get help
- Visit HPD's Mitchell-Lama page (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/mitchell-lama-program.page) for more information.
- Email Mitchell-Lama@hpd.nyc.gov with questions.
- Call HPD at 212-863-6500 with questions.
Visit the website
Visit HPD's Mitchell-Lama page (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/mitchell-lama-program.page) for more information.
Source and last updated
- Source
- NYC Benefits Platform (kvhd-5fmu) View dataset
- Agency
- NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD); NYS Housing and Community Renewal (HCR)
- Updated
- Source: October 1, 2025 · Synced August 18, 2026
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