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Individuals and families across the entire New York City region can contact numerous agencies for rent assistance. Non-profit organizations, charities, and government programs are in place in Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island and they can provide emergency financial assistance to New York residents for paying their rent and funds to prevent an eviction.
Many of the non-profits focus on providing legal aid and eviction prevention services. The New York City Department of Homeless Services has partnered with several non-profit organizations, law firms, and anti-eviction legal services providers in order to help pay rent and keep families in their homes.
The agencies below can provide free legal assistance and advice to help stop an eviction throughout the Bronx area. Also get information on grants, government programs, and other options that can help pay rent of someone facing a crisis.
Legal Aid Society (Bronx)
953 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10459
Phone: 718-991-4758
LSNY Bronx
369 East 148th Street
Bronx, NY 10455
718-928-3700
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Neighborhood Assoc. for Intercultural Affairs
1055 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10452
Contact - 718-538-3344
CAMBA Legal Services
855 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11226
Phone number 718-287-0010
Get information on local organizations in Brooklyn New York that can prevent evictions and provide emergency rent assistance to qualified individuals and families. Each may have its own application process and limited funding, but they may be able to help.
Legal Aid Society (Brooklyn)
166 Montague
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-722-3100
South Brooklyn Legal Services
105 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-237-5500
Bedford Stuyvesant Legal Services
1360 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Telephone - 718-636-1155
Speak to a counselor to learn about landlord/tenant mediation and rental assistance programs in the Brooklyn area.
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A
260 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-487-2322
LSNY Brooklyn
Address: 180 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-852-8888
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizen's Council
217 Wyckoff Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Dial 718-366-3800 for rent and housing assistance.
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Below you will find a listing of non-profit organizations to call for rent help. Contact them to learn about the application process and financial assistance that is available.
Queens Legal Services
Main address: 89-00 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11435
718-657-8611
Legal Aid Society (Queens)
120-46 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Phone number: 718-286-2461
Receive free legal support to prevent an eviction. The non-profit may also be able to coordinate grants and financial rent for paying rent and housing expenses.
Find additional rental assistance in Queens.
The organizations that offer rent and housing assistance as well as eviction prevention programs in Manhattan include the following. Some can direct people to grant programs, others will provide free legal eviction prevention advice, and others provide information on federal government and state programs.
Eviction Intervention Services
150 E. 62nd Street
New York, New York 10021
Dial 212-308-2210 for rent help and eviction prevention.
Legal Aid Society (Harlem/CLO)
230 E. 106th Street
New York, NY 10029
212-426-3000
Legal Aid Society (Manhattan Court House)
111 Centre St
New York, NY 10013
Telephone number - 212-766-2450
Legal Aid Society (Lower Manhattan)
Address: 199 Water St.
New York, New York 10038
212-440-4300
Has information on and coordinates with charities and non-profits across New York City, such Catholic Charities. Get information on financial assistance for basic needs, including rent and security deposits.
Harlem Legal Services
55 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Call: 212-348-7449
LSNY Manhattan
90 John Street
New York, NY 10038
646-442-3100
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp.
76 Wadsworth Ave.
New York, NY 10033
Phone number - 212-822-8300
Legal Aid Society (Staten Island)
60 Bay Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-273-6677
In addition to all of the locations, non-profits, charities, and agencies listed above, another option is LawHelp. This is a Web site that may be able to provide family, individual and single adult tenants who live in the greater New York City area with a list of non-profit and pro bono legal services and providers that offer legal representation for those facing eviction from their home or apartment.
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