New York residents are eligible for ERAP if they meet the following criteria: Residents of these communities may be eligible for assistance from the state-administered Emergency Rental Assistance Program if their locally-administered program spends all of its money. Residents of these communities may apply for the State-funded program serving households if their income is between 80 and 120 percent of AMI. Residents, with income up to 80 percent AMI, of City of Rochester and Monroe County, the City of Yonkers, Onondaga County and the towns of Hempstead, Islip and Oyster Bay are not eligible for assistance from the state-administered program and should apply with their local programs for emergency rental assistance. Seven communities that received funding for emergency rental assistance directly from the federal government opted to administer their own programs. The New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) will provide significant economic relief to help low and moderate-income households at risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability by providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance. Applicants who previously started, but did not complete and sign an application, must create an account in order to resume an incomplete application.Īpplicants who have completed and signed an application can upload required documentation at any time. Applicants are encouraged to gather all the information needed before starting an application including income of household members and rental amounts. IMPORTANT NOTE: The functionality to continue a saved application is available for applicants who have created an account. Overview Ready to Apply? Get Help Applying for ERAP Apply for ERAP online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any updates will be promptly and prominently posted on our website. I do not have an email address but would like to know about possible future opportunities to apply for ERAP.
The information on how to upload a document is here Q. If you have applied for ERAP and your application is still pending, you can still upload documents. Can I still upload documents on the portal? A. I applied for ERAP but I still need to submit documents. Every applicant will receive a response explaining if they have been approved or denied. We are processing all of the applications that have been submitted. You should not assume you have been denied.
Has ERAP run out of money? I applied for ERAP already but I have not gotten an answer. The hardship declaration can be found at. The hardship declaration may stop a case from moving forward. Tenants can submit hardship declarations to their landlords or the courts. New York State has an eviction moratorium preventing landlords from evicting tenants who submit a hardship declaration until January 15, 2022. If you would like to be notified of possible future opportunities to apply for the New York State ERAP program, please register here: A Note on the Eviction Moratorium
new applications for ERAP are only being accepted in the two categories listed below. Total requests for assistance exceed available federal funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).