Avoid Home Loan Modification and Mortgage Scams
May 20, 2025POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Attorney in Consumer Debt Law Project
May 21, 2025Nassau County Down Payment Assistance Program Open Until June 18th,
2025. The Nassau County HOME Down Payment Assistance Program will
provide eligible first-time homebuyers with up to $50,000 towards down
payment/closing costs towards the purchase of an eligible new or existing single-family home,
provided that the applicant is income-eligible and meets all program requirements. For more
information and to apply, please visit Long Island Housing Partnership’s website.
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
Babylon (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.
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.
