Social Services Information & Service Providers Links:

COVID Rent Relief Program If you have had a loss of income between the period of 3/1/2020 and 7/1/2021 and need rent relief you can apply. Please click the link at the beginning of this description for information regarding guidelines.

Coronavirus Funeral Assistance. If you have lost a family member due to COVID and do not have the funds, FEMA can help.  Please click the link in the heading to apply or find out more.

NYC Property Tax Lien Sale If your property is in danger of a tax lien sale you can click this link to find out how you may enter a payment agreement. You may also find out if your property is in danger of a tax lien sale.

Water Debt Relief Program This link gives homeowners who’s property is danger of a tax lien sale with past water bills to apply for assistance as long as the homeowner meets the qualifications.

Tenant Safe Harbor Act   This link provides information on a new bill just signed into law protecting tenants affected by COVID-19 from facing eviction during the pandemic.

Loan Forgiveness For Caliber Customers  This link provides information about loan forgiveness for caliber customers in New York

FHFA Provides Tenant Protections Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have allowed servicers to extend forbearance agreements for multi-family homes. Providing some relief to landlord/homeowners and to tenants renting from them.

Mayor De Blasio Announces Postponement Of Annual Tax Lien Sale The Mayor has postponed annual tax lien sale until September.

NYConnects: Your Link to Long-term Services & Support 

NYS applications & eligibility criteria for Food Stamps (SNAP), Women’s Infant & Children (WIC), Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LI-HEAP), Medicaid, NY Child Health Plus (SCHIP), Temporary Assistance (TANF), Unemployment, Weather Assistance Program (WAP) 

New York State Department of Financial Services
NYS Information about Tenant Rights, Consumer Protection, Insurance, Banking, Financial services, Avoiding foreclosure.

NYC Department of Social Services
The mission of the Department of Social Services (DSS) is to adequately and efficiently assess, plan for and provide appropriate services to families and individuals in need.

Housing & Community Development Links:

NYS Homes & Community Renewal
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) consists of all the State’s major housing and community renewal agencies, including The Affordable Housing Corporation, The Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Housing Finance Agency, State of New York Mortgage Agency, Housing Trust Fund Corporation and others.

NeighborWorks America®
Headquartered in Washington, DC, NeighborWorks America is one of the country’s preeminent leaders in affordable housing and community development. NeighborWorks America works to create opportunities for lower-income people to live in affordable homes in safe, sustainable communities that are healthy places for families to grow.

US Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is made up of tens of thousands of member organizations, chapters and student and community volunteers that are moving the building industry forward in a way that has never been seen before.

United States Housing & Urban Development (HUD) 
HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. Bronx NHS is a certified HUD Counseling Agency.

Urban Institute Homeowners Guide 

This guide from the  Urban Institute provides useful information for homeowners to get mortgage solutions during the COVID-19

Fair Housing – NYS Attorney General 
Federal and New York State laws exist to ensure that equal housing opportunities are available for all New Yorkers.

NYS Division of Human Rights– Fair Housing Guide
This pamphlet describes your fair housing rights under the Executive Law. It describes who is protected by the law, who must follow the law, what actions are prohibited, and what to do if your rights have been violated. It is important to remember that there are also federal and local laws prohibiting discrimination.

Fair Housing Justice Center
The mission of the FAIR HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER (FHJC) is to eliminate housing discrimination, promote open, accessible, and inclusive communities, and strengthen enforcement of fair housing laws to New York City and the seven surrounding New York counties of Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.

Foreclosure Prevention Programs & Assistance Links:

Making Home Affordable Program
Housing and Urban Development, MHA ® offers a variety of programs that may help homeowners having difficulty making mortgage payments. MHA programs have helped more than a million homeowners.

Freddie Mac Look Up
To understand the options available for getting help with your mortgage – including the Administration’s Home Affordable Refinance Program® (HARP) and the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP®) – it is important for you to know who owns your loan.

Fannie Mae Look Up
This tool helps you quickly determine if Fannie Mae owns your loan. If Fannie Mae does, you may be eligible for programs designed to make your mortgage more affordable—like the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) or the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)—or for other programs available exclusively to Fannie Mae borrowers.

NeighborWorks America® Loan Scam Alert
NeighborWorks America® launched a national public education campaign to empower homeowners to protect themselves against loan modification scams, find trusted help and report illegal activity to authorities.

HOPE NOW Alliance
A national call center with foreclosure prevention counselors, HOPE NOW has been offering assistance to homeowners since 2007 and 7.1 million have received loan modifications from our mortgage servicing members.

Bronx Legal Services 
The mission of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is to provide free, high quality counsel in civil matters for poor and low-income individuals and families in the Bronx.

Selected Bronx County Links:

Bronx borough president office – http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/contact/

Bronx housing court – https://www.nycourts.gov/Courts/nyc/civil/directionsBxHousing.shtml

One shot deal – https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/new_york_city_one_shot_emergen.html  

Bronx County Board of Realtors – http://www.bmar.org/

General Information

• HUD – US Department of Housing and Urban Development hud.gov
• AHC & DHCR – New York State Homes and Community Renewal http://www.nyshcr.org/
• Bronx Neighborhood Housing Services CDC, Inc. bronxnhs.org
• FREE CREDIT REPORT- annualcreditreport.com
• Property Shark- propertyshark.com
• Bank Rate – http://bankrate.com/calculators/mortgages