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Landlords: Do you have a vacant unit that you’re seeking to rent? (Staten Island)
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CityFHEPS is a rental assistance supplement to help individuals and families find and keep an apartment, a room, or single room occupancy (SRO) unit. CityFHEPS, designed to simplify and streamline the process for all New Yorkers, including landlords and brokers, who serve as partners in our efforts to connect low-income New Yorkers to stable housing.
Administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS), which includes both the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and the Human Resources Administration (HRA).
If you house a tenant with CityFHEPS, you will receive rent payments directly from DSS/HRA.
What are the benefits of participating in CityFHEPS for landlords and brokers?
Under CityFHEPS, you will receive:
• Rents for apartments and SROs are based on apartment size and indexed to FMR for one-year leases.
• For new apartments and SROs: The option to receive the first month’s rent in full, plus the next three (3) months’ rent supplement up front, or the first month’s rent in full For CityFHEPS tenants remaining in place, HRA pays the supplement for the first month.
• For rooms: The first four (4) months’ rent in full up front except if the household receives a shelter allowance.
(If the household receives a shelter allowance, the landlord will receive the first month’s rent in full plus the CityFHEPS rental assistance payment for the next 3 months up front.)
• Monthly rental assistance payments from DSS/HRA for up to five (5) years if your tenant continues to meet eligibility requirements and you remain in compliance with requirements' with additional extensions beyond five (5) years available for “good cause.”
• A timely and standardized apartment or room “preclearance.”
Additional potential benefits that might be available to landlords is the Special Supplemental Assistance Fund-
CityFHEPS landlords (as well as landlords with tenants that participated in the LINC, SEPS, or CityFEPS ) may receive additional financial protection in the event rental payments are not made and the shortfall cannot be covered by other eviction prevention assistance or there is damage to the apartment beyond what is covered by the security deposit or voucher. This fund will provide up to a total of $3,000 for the total time of the covered household’s tenancy, including renewals. It is a fund of last resort and will cover expenses that cannot otherwise be paid through other means such as HRA’s eviction prevention services or the security voucher. The fund can cover:
• Unpaid Rent
• Damage to the Apartment
What is the maximum rent for apartments and SROs CityFHEPS tenants can lease?
The payment standards are the maximum amount of subsidy that HRA will pay to owner on behalf of the CityFHEPS tenant. For new unit rentals within New York City, the amounts are attached, see image.
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