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Homelessness Prevention Law Project Provider

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Homelessness Prevention Law Project Provider

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Eviction Prevention Assistance

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A Notice of Eviction is a document produced by a sheriff or marshal after a court has authorized a tenant's eviction. A marshal or a sheriff may send the notice by mail, deliver it in person, or post it on the tenant's door. The paper says "NOTICE OF EVICTION" at the top and includes the name of the court, the marshal or sheriff's contact information, a Docket Number, and an Index Number.
Legal Help
If you have been served a holdover eviction notice, you may qualify for free legal representation in Housing Court or free legal counsel to help you avoid eviction.

In Housing Court, you can see a legal professional by going to the Human Resources Administration (HRA) Office of Civil Justice in the building, 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday to Friday, except holidays.

The HRA Office of Civil Justice is located at these Housing Courts:

Bronx County:
1118 Grand Concourse, Room 1A
For residents of Zip Codes 10457, 10467, and 10468

Kings County for both Brooklyn and Staten Island:
141 Livingston Street, Room 201
For residents of Zip Codes 11216, 11221, and 11225

New York County for Manhattan:
111 Centre Street, Room 854
For residents of Zip Codes 10025, 10026, and 10027

Queens County:
89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Room 121
For residents of Zip Codes 11373, 11433, and 11434

If you have an eviction notice, you can also email the HRA Office of Civil Justice at civiljustice@hra.nyc.gov for assistance.
Rent Help

The One-Shot Deal Program offers rent payment assistance to those who qualify. You can apply for this one-time emergency assistance if you are having trouble paying rent due to an unexpected situation or event.

If you receive Cash Assistance (also called Public Assistance), you may be eligible for help paying your back rent. You should go to your HRA Job Center and see the Homelessness Diversion Unit to discuss your situation.

Seniors
Seniors who have received a Notice of Eviction or a written notice from their landlord can get eviction prevention assistance and legal referrals. Seniors can also use the resources described above. Assistance is also available for seniors age 60 and older who are mentally or physically impaired.

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A Notice of Eviction is a document produced by a sheriff or marshal after a court has authorized a tenant's eviction. A marshal or a sheriff may send the notice by mail, deliver it in person, or post it on the tenant's door.

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The Homelessness Prevention Administration (HPA) works tirelessly to keep New Yorkers in their homes. HPA works with the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) and many other organizations and City agencies to prevent homelessness and assist families and individuals in need in maintaining stable, affordable housing in their communities.

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Jericho Project

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The CITYFEPS Rent Supplement Program can help eligible families with children at risk of entry to shelter and those already in shelter to secure permanent housing. The number of households that can be approved to receive the CITYFEPS Rent Supplement will be limited due to available funding.

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Coalition for the Homeless

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For more than 35 years, the Coalition has developed and implemented humane, cost-effective solutions to New York's homelessness crisis. Scan the timeline below for highlights of our programs and landmark litigation, and click entries to learn more.

Swipe through the timeline to view our impact from 1980 - 2014.

The Coalition for the Homeless is unique in providing both lifesaving frontline services and groundbreaking large-scale advocacy.

PROTECTING RIGHTS SAVING LIVES BRIDGING THE DIVIDE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Coalition's first legal victory, Callahan v. Carey, established New York City's right to shelter for homeless adult men - a crucial first step in establishing subsequent victories on behalf of homeless women and children. Since then, the Coalition has won a string of legal victories including securing medically appropriate housing for people living with HIV/AIDS and ensuring the right to vote for Americans without homes. We continue to serve as the court-appointed monitor of the shelter system for single adults and vigorously defend the hard-fought rights we have secured for our city's poorest and most marginalized. Our large scale advocacy work has established a baseline of human decency and care for those most often marginalized, ignored and forgotten in our society.

The Coalition's direct service programs bring lifesaving support to more than 3,500 homeless men, women and children each day. We provide emergency food and blankets, eviction prevention, crisis services and individual advocacy, permanent housing, job training and special programs for homeless youth. Our mobile soup kitchen delivers hot nutritious meals to 1,000 people living rough on the streets every single night without fail, and our Crisis Services programs help more than 10,000 people each year with a wide array of problems ranging from lost identification to impending eviction to a need for mental health services. We are the place where those who have been turned away everywhere else can come and receive compassionate and professional help.

The Coalition is out in the shelters and on the streets every single day, meeting homeless people where they are, and homeless New Yorkers know the doors of our headquarters in Lower Manhattan are always open to them. Our constant frontline presence enables us to effectively amplify the voices of homeless people themselves in fighting for real solutions to homelessness in City Hall and Albany, and our historic role in establishing and defending the rights of homeless men, women and children make our program staff uniquely qualified to help those in need. Simply put, our advocacy informs our programs, and our programs inform our advocacy. This dual focus gives the Coalition its legitimacy as the most trusted source of information for policymakers, academics, the press, the general public and homeless people themselves.

The Coalition advances only sensible and fiscally-sound solutions to New York's crisis of homelessness. Decades of empirical evidence clearly demonstrate that housing-based solutions to homelessness cost taxpayers far less than stopgap emergency measures, and result in homeless individuals and families remaining stably housed for the long term. While the average cost to taxpayers of keeping a homeless family in shelter for one year is nearly $38,000, helping that family move into permanent housing by providing a temporary rental subsidy costs less than one-third of that amount. For those with mental illness and other disabilities, the creation of permanent supportive housing units saves New Yorkers $10,000 per person per year.

The Coalition's first legal victory, Callahan v. Carey, established New York City's right to shelter for homeless adult men - a crucial first step in establishing subsequent victories on behalf of homeless women and children. Since then, the Coalition has won a string of legal victories including securing medically appropriate housing for people living with HIV/AIDS and ensuring the right to vote for Americans without homes. We continue to serve as the court-appointed monitor of the shelter system for single adults and vigorously defend the hard-fought rights we have secured for our city's poorest and most marginalized. Our large scale advocacy work has established a baseline of human decency and care for those most often marginalized, ignored and forgotten in our society.

The Coalition's direct service programs bring lifesaving support to more than 3,500 homeless men, women and children each day. We provide emergency food and blankets, eviction prevention, crisis services and individual advocacy, permanent housing, job training and special programs for homeless youth. Our mobile soup kitchen delivers hot nutritious meals to 1,000 people living rough on the streets every single night without fail, and our Crisis Services programs help more than 10,000 people each year with a wide array of problems ranging from lost identification to impending eviction to a need for mental health services. We are the place where those who have been turned away everywhere else can come and receive compassionate and professional help.

The Coalition is out in the shelters and on the streets every single day, meeting homeless people where they are, and homeless New Yorkers know the doors of our headquarters in Lower Manhattan are always open to them. Our constant frontline presence enables us to effectively amplify the voices of homeless people themselves in fighting for real solutions to homelessness in City Hall and Albany, and our historic role in establishing and defending the rights of homeless men, women and children make our program staff uniquely qualified to help those in need. Simply put, our advocacy informs our programs, and our programs inform our advocacy. This dual focus gives the Coalition its legitimacy as the most trusted source of information for policymakers, academics, the press, the general public and homeless people themselves.

The Coalition advances only sensible and fiscally-sound solutions to New York's crisis of homelessness. Decades of empirical evidence clearly demonstrate that housing-based solutions to homelessness cost taxpayers far less than stopgap emergency measures, and result in homeless individuals and families remaining stably housed for the long term. While the average cost to taxpayers of keeping a homeless family in shelter for one year is nearly $38,000, helping that family move into permanent housing by providing a temporary rental subsidy costs less than one-third of that amount. For those with mental illness and other disabilities, the creation of permanent supportive housing units saves New Yorkers $10,000 per person per year.

Cheat Sheet

Homelessness in NYC: The Facts

Tonight, more than 62,000 New Yorkers will sleep in homeless shelters, the most since the Great Depression.

Roughly 75% of those in shelter are families, including nearly 23,000 kids.

Download the Facts

Cheat Sheet

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For more than 35 years, the Coalition has developed and implemented humane, cost-effective solutions to New York's homelessness crisis. Scan the timeline below for highlights of our programs and landmark litigation, and click entries to learn more. Swipe through the timeline to view our impact from 1980 - 2014.

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Audio Description: Information on how DHS is helping even more New Yorkers move out of shelter and secure permanent housing. Text on screen: Rental assistance programs help New Yorkers experiencing homelessness move out of shelter and into stable housing, just like Richard and Doris.

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Homebase will provide case management and wrap-around services incorporating referrals to resources and information including legal services and other supports in the community. Homebase will develop a service plan with the family or individual that incorporates short and long term goals and links them to referral services in community.

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Coalition for the Homeless
Fact Sheet

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Coalition for the Homeless
Shelter Population Charts