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The New York City Rent Freeze Program

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The program can freeze your rent at an affordable amount and protect you from future increases. Under this program, a property tax abatement credit covers the difference between the actual rent amount and what you (the tenant) are responsible for paying at the frozen rate.

  • Owner record: ny/nyc-rent-freeze-program
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: household
  • Review by: 2026-11-14
  • Also called: NYC Rent Freeze Program; SCRIE; DRIE

Offering 1: SCRIE

The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE).

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must be at least 62 years old."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "The total combined income of all household members must be $50,000 or less"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must spend more than one-third of your monthly household income on rent."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must live in the apartment and be named on the lease or rental agreement. The apartment must be rent-controlled, rent-regulated, or rent-stabilized. Certain Battery Park City and former Mitchell Lama properties may also be eligible."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "The following apartment types are not eligible for the Rent Freeze Program: Public housing units administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA); Units that are partially or fully paid by a Section 8 voucher; Non-rent-regulated apartments (such as apartments in private homes or private cooperative buildings that are not subject to rent regulation); Sublet apartments (even if the apartment is rent-regulated)."

Access route 1.1

  • Where: SCRIE initial application (online)
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/finance/jump/nyctap.html

Access route 1.2

  • Where: SCRIE initial application (paper)
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/rentfreeze/downloads/pdf/scrie/scrie-application.pdf

Access route 1.3

  • Where: SCRIE application for HDFC or Mitchell-Lama apartments
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/hpd

Offering 2: DRIE

The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must be at least 18 years old."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "The total combined income of all household members must be $50,000 or less."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must spend more than one-third of your monthly household income on rent."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must live in the apartment and be named on the lease or rental agreement. The apartment must be a rent-controlled, rent-regulated, rent-stabilized, Mitchell Lama, Section 236, or Housing Development Fund Corporation apartment. Certain Battery Park City and former Mitchell Lama properties may also be eligible."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You must have been awarded one of the following: Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability pension or compensation; or disability-related Medicaid, if you have received either SSI or SSDI in the past."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "The following apartment types are not eligible for the Rent Freeze Program: Public housing units administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA); Units that are partially or fully paid by a Section 8 voucher; Non-rent-regulated apartments (such as apartments in private homes or private cooperative buildings that are not subject to rent regulation); Sublet apartments (even if the apartment is rent-regulated)."

Access route 2.1

  • Where: DRIE initial application (online)
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/finance/jump/nyctap.html

Access route 2.2

  • Where: DRIE initial application (paper)
  • Url: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/rentfreeze/downloads/pdf/drie/drie-application.pdf

Access route 2.3

  • Where: DRIE application for HDFC or Mitchell-Lama apartments
  • How: Apply for DRIE with the Department of Finance.

Evidence

  • /name: "The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)." (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /caregiving_effect: "The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent at an affordable amount and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)." (source, capture a1ae030ea459514d1b02437f15c5bb9f3f897a27916037d805543384d89e14b6)
  • /caregiving_effect: "Under this program, a property tax abatement credit covers the difference between the actual rent amount and what you (the tenant) are responsible for paying at the frozen rate." (source, capture a1ae030ea459514d1b02437f15c5bb9f3f897a27916037d805543384d89e14b6)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)." (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* Age: You must be at least 62 years old.\n* Income: The total combined income of all household members must be $50,000 or less\n* Spending on rent: You must spend more than one-third of your monthly household income on rent.\n* Residency: You must live in the apartment and be named on the lease or rental agreement. The apartment must be rent-controlled, rent-regulated, or rent-stabilized. Certain Battery Park City and former Mitchell Lama properties may also be eligible." (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "The following apartment types are not eligible for the Rent Freeze Program:" (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* Public housing units administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)\n* Units that are partially or fully paid by a Section 8 voucher\n* Non-rent-regulated apartments (such as apartments in private homes or private cooperative buildings that are not subject to rent regulation)\n* Sublet apartments (even if the apartment is rent-regulated)" (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "* SCRIE initial application (online)\n* DRIE initial application (online)" (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "* SCRIE initial application (paper)" (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)
  • /offerings/0/access/2: "SCRIE: If you live in a Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) or Mitchell-Lama apartment, you must contact the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to apply for SCRIE. For applications and more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/hpd." (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "The New York City Rent Freeze Program can freeze your rent and protect you from future increases. The Rent Freeze Program includes the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)." (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "* Age: You must be at least 18 years old.\n* Income: The total combined income of all household members must be $50,000 or less.\n* Spending on rent: You must spend more than one-third of your monthly household income on rent.\n* Residency: You must live in the apartment and be named on the lease or rental agreement. The apartment must be a rent-controlled, rent-regulated, rent-stabilized, Mitchell Lama, Section 236, or Housing Development Fund Corporation apartment. Certain Battery Park City and former Mitchell Lama properties may also be eligible.\n* Disability: You must have been awarded one of the following: Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability pension or compensation; or disability-related Medicaid, if you have received either SSI or SSDI in the past." (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "The following apartment types are not eligible for the Rent Freeze Program:" (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "* Public housing units administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)\n* Units that are partially or fully paid by a Section 8 voucher\n* Non-rent-regulated apartments (such as apartments in private homes or private cooperative buildings that are not subject to rent regulation)\n* Sublet apartments (even if the apartment is rent-regulated)" (source, capture 4c04d6571c6d4e5d9b9674f8860ccec912650efd427900583345a16acce9703a)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "* SCRIE initial application (online)\n* DRIE initial application (online)" (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "* DRIE initial application (paper)" (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)
  • /offerings/1/access/2: "DRIE: If you live in a Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) or Mitchell-Lama apartment, you can apply for DRIE with the Department of Finance." (source, capture afe165d0fff976615f09992a4e4af3e98ccd261014a6ea65ddcb46023d2ef778)