Legal Services of Long Island Public Benefits Unit Will Now Provide Advice and Counsel or Representation to Eligible Nassau County Residents
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January 31, 2025Housing Insecurity Prevention 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 Babylon’s Mortgage Arrears Program opened on February 27th, 2024. The Town of
Brookhaven (Town) is making CDBG-CV funds available for low to moderate-income Town of
Babylon residents with mortgage arrears incurred due to a COVID-19-related loss of income.
Funds will cover a maximum of 6 consecutive months of arrears, subject to a cap of $50,000,
and are paid directly to the lender. For more information and to apply, please visit the Long Island Housing Partnership’s website
Tip: After a Warrant of Eviction is entered against a tenant, a sheriff will serve a 14-day
notice. If the tenant is unwilling to leave the premises, a sheriff will remove them from the
property. It is very important to pay the amount due any time before this to avoid physical
eviction.
Legal Services of Long Island, 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.