Through the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program (SCRIE) people 62-years or older with yearly incomes below $28,000 may be eligible for exemption from all or some increases in rents, carrying charges, capital assessment or voluntary capital contributions. Depending on the type of housing in which you live, you may be eligible for assistance:
- Senior citizens who live in Mitchell-Lama and
Redevelopment Company developments, Article XI co-ops established under the
Private Financing Housing Law, and Federally-assisted co-ops can call 311
for information.
- Senior citizens who live in rent-regulated apartments should call the City's Department for the Aging at 311 for
information about SCRIE.
- Senior citizens who own homes, condominiums or private non-governmentally supervised co-ops may be eligible for the Senior Citizen Homeowner Exemption Program. For questions regarding this program, please visit the New York City Department of Finance.
- Information on the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)
Senior citizens who lease apartments that are not rent regulated are not eligible for SCRIE benefits.
You may download the following SCRIE applications:
These applications are available in .PDF format. To download and print them, you will need the latest copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This program can be downloaded for free from this link: "Acrobat and the Web."
