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What is the NYC Rent Freeze Program? The NYC Rent Freeze Program, which includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) Program, helps those eligible stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent.

By Mail SCRIEDRIENYC Department of Finance Rent Freeze Program - SCRIE P.O. Box 3179 Union, NJ 07083NYC Department of Finance Rent Freeze Program - DRIE P.O. Box 3179 Union, NJ 07083

The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) program offers eligible senior citizens who live in Mitchell-Lama developemnts an exemption from future rent increases. Please note, the application process can take approximately 6 to 8 weeks.

SCRIE helps eligible senior citizens 62 and older stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent. Tenants can keep paying what they were paying even if their landlord increases the rent. The landlord gets a property tax credit that covers the difference between the new and original rent amount.

An owner cannot evict a tenant from a rent stabilized apartment in NYC for personal or immediate family use and occupancy if the tenant or their spouse is 62 or older, has been a tenant for 15 years or more, or is a disabled person unless the owner provides an equivalent or superior apartment at the same or lower rent ...

(914) 948-4434. Eligiblity:In 14 Westchester communities, persons age 62 or older with annual incomes of up to $27,000, who live in rent-controlled or stabilized apartments, are protected against an increase in their rent.

Description: In 16 Westchester communities, persons age 62 or older with annual incomes of up to $27,000, who live in rent-controlled or stabilized apartments, are protected against an increase in their rent.

(a) In order to qualify for SCRIE benefits the applicant must be 62 years of age or older. In order to qualify for DRIE benefits the applicant must be a person with a disability who is 18 years of age or older.

How it Works. DRIE helps eligible tenants with disabilities stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent. This means tenants can keep paying what they were paying even if the landlord increases the rent. The landlord will get a property tax credit that covers the difference between the new and original rent amount ...