For up-to-date information on evictions, please visit theNYC Tenant Protection Cabinet or Housing Court Answers. For more information about how eviction protections might apply to you, contact the City's Tenant Helpline by calling 311 and saying "Tenant Helpline."
Visit the NYC Tenant Resource Portal, the City’s first-ever online resource to help residential renters access free resources from the City to help prevent evictions.
You can learn about the facts and resources available to you in the NYC Tenant Protection Cabinet Eviction Prevention Brochure, which was created in partnership with HPD, NYCHA, HDC, HRA, and the office of Civil Justice.
Emergency Rental Assistance
New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)
ERAP will provide significant economic relief to help low and moderate-income households at risk of experience homelessness or housing instability by providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance. We urge all New Yorkers in need of rent relief to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) through the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) web portal, as a pending application will provide temporary protection from eviction.
One-Shot Deal
You may be able to get help if you cannot pay your bills because you lost your job, you are getting less pay from your job, or you had another emergency like an unexpected medical situation. This help is called “Emergency Assistance” or a “One Shot Deal.”
Emergency Assistance can help you if:
You are experiencing homelessness or will lose your housing if you do not get help.
Your gas or electricity has been shut off, or you got a notice saying that it will be shut off.