Rental Assistance Programs Open

Town of Babylon’s Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program opened on December 18th, 2023. This program is for extremely low-income households who are in rental arrears to help residents regain housing stability and prevent homelessness. For more information and to apply, please visit Long Island Housing Partnership’s website.

Town of Brookhaven’s CDBG-CV Covid-19 Rental Arrears Program is still accepting applications for low to moderate-income Town of Brookhaven residents with rental arrears incurred due to a Covid-19-related financial hardship. Visit LIHP for more information and to apply.

Tip: Before your landlord can take you to court to evict you for non-payment of rent, the landlord must send two (2) late rent notices. The first notice is a 5-day late rent notice which must be delivered by certified mail if the payment is more than five (5) days late. If the rent continues to go unpaid, the landlord needs to send a second notice: a 14-day rent demand which must be served at least 14 days before a court case is filed. See NSLS’ non-payment and holdover eviction timelines.

Nassau Suffolk Law Services, in partnership with Empire Justice Center, can now assist Nassau and Suffolk residential tenants with housing-related legal problems (like eviction) and a household income of up to 80% of the Area Median Income. Services are available through this partnership regardless of immigration status. Please call the office closest to you to see if you are eligible for legal services. Interpreters are available. Suffolk residents west of 112 can call 631-232-2400 and east of 112 can call 631-369-1112. Nassau residents can call 516-292-8100. Feel free to share our flyer in both English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole