Great News!! New York State / Homes And Community Renewal has re-opened the COVID Rent Relief Extension Program with new more appropriate criteria.
New application period will be open Friday, Dec. 18 through Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
The COVID Rent Relief Extension Program will provide eligible households with a one-time rental subsidy that will be sent directly to the household’s landlord. Applicants will not need to repay this assistance. The Covid Rent Relief Extension Program is not first come, first served. Applications will be accepted throughout the application period. HCR will prioritize eligible households with “greatest economic and social need."
Listed below is the link to the website. For help, applicants can contact HCR’s COVID Rent Relief Extension Program Call Center for assistance at 1-833-499-0318 or covidrentrelief@hcr.ny.gov.