To remain eligible for SCRIE, you must renew your benefits every two years. If you have signed a one-year lease, the benefits must be renewed each year when the lease expires.

DFTA will send you a Renewal Application before your lease expires. For rent control tenants, DFTA will send a Renewal Application in January of every even-numbered year. Simply fill in the requested information and attach copies of the supporting documents. Return the application package to the SCRIE Office.

When your exemption period expires after one or two years, your landlord is required by law to extend your SCRIE authorized rent for up to six months. However, failure to recertify will result in the termination of your SCRIE benefits. Then you must repay the landlord that portion of the full legal rent you did not pay during the six-month grace period.