Please Note: November and December Advantage rents will be paid
December 16, 2011 by WNegron @ LawHelp NY · 1 Comment
The City has announced it will pay Advantage rents for November and December, including any late fees that were incurred due to this late decision. These payments will only be made for Advantage tenants currently within their lease period. We do not know if any rent will be paid going forward. Please click here or download [...]
Advantage Tenants: The City Must Pay Your Advantage Rent for Now
June 10, 2011 by ABiberman@LawHelp NY · 3 Comments
The March, New York City told 15,000 Advantage households that it would no longer pay Advantage rent subsidies. Legal Aid and Weil won court orders requiring the City to pay the Advantage rent due in April and May of 2011. On June 2, 2011, an appellate court ordered the City to pay June rent and [...]
NYC to terminate Advantage Rental Assistance Program
March 26, 2011 by ABiberman@LawHelp NY · 3 Comments
New York City has recently sent notices to 15,000 recipients of Advantage rent supplements stating that it will terminate their vouchers on March31 and offering no other form of rental assistance to replace it. Here are two articles about the program cuts: (1) from the New York Times, 3/10/11, “City Says State Is Forcing Cuts [...]
