Owner Incentives

This incentive offers an incentive payment to owners who rent a unit to a new applicant, port-in, transfer, or restoration.   

The owner will receive an incentive payment equal to one month of contract rent for renting to NYCHA Section 8 voucher holders. The incentive will be issued after submission of the signed Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) agreement and verification that the keys have been issued to the new tenant. 

*The owner incentive does not apply to the Emergency Housing Voucher Program or Project-Based rentals/transfers.

This Owner Incentive Program will be offered until further notice. Please see below for more information about eligibility, including the deadline to request payment.

This program is available to any New York City landlord with a vacant unit, including those who never had a NYCHA Section 8 tenant. The incentive covers all tenant-based rentals and transfers. 

Becoming an owner in NYCHA’s Section 8 program is fast and easy. For more information on the benefits and process of becoming a Section 8 owner, visit on.nyc.gov/section8owners.

The incentive payment is equal to one month of contract rent for the unit. 

For example, if the total contract rent for the unit is $2,000/month, the owner incentive payment would be $2,000.

The owner incentive is available for:

1. New rentals – tenants who were recently issued a Section 8 voucher and will be new Section 8 participants in NYCHA’s Section 8 program.* 
2. Restorations via transfer – tenants seeking to have their Section 8 benefits restored by transferring to a new unit. 
3. Port-in – tenants who are moving to New York City and are transferring their Section 8 assistance to NYCHA. 
4. Transfers – tenants who are currently in the Section 8 program and are transferring to a new unit. 

The owner must sign and return the Confirmation of Key Issuance form within 30 days of the approved move-in date. If NYCHA receives the Confirmation of Key Issuance form after 30 days of the approved move-in date, the rental will not be eligible for an incentive payment.  

All rentals and transfers must also comply with NYCHA’s rental/transfer process, and the unit must comply with federal Housing Quality Standards (HQS).  

*The owner incentive for Rentals and Transfers does not apply to the Emergency Housing Voucher Program or Project-Based units.

A completed rental packet must be submitted to NYCHA prior to the expiration of the voucher. 

If the Section 8 rental or transfer is eligible for a rental incentive payment, NYCHA will email the owner a Confirmation of Key Issuance form and a HAP contract. 

You must sign and return the HAP contract to s8.rtu@nycha.nyc.gov as soon as possible. NYCHA will review and countersign the HAP contract and issue a final move-in letter. 

You must issue the keys to the tenant, complete the Confirmation of Key Issuance form, and return the form to s8.rtu@nycha.nyc.gov within the timeframe specified on the form. 

Any HAP contract and/or Confirmation of Key Issuance forms received by NYCHA after 30 days of the approved move-in date will not be eligible for an incentive payment.

No. Do not complete the Confirmation of Key Issuance form until the keys are issued to the tenant. 

The tenant must also sign and date the Confirmation of Key Issuance form to verify they have received the keys.

NYCHA will issue the owner incentive payment within 60 days of receipt of the completed Confirmation of Key Issuance form. 

Owners can check the status of the owner incentive payment on the Owner Extranet: on.nyc.gov/ownerextranet.

The New York City Housing Authority is pleased to announce that for a limited time, we are offering a VASH Rental Bonus to owners who rent a unit to VASH Section 8 voucher holders. The bonus payment is equal to one month of contract rent and is in addition to the current Owner Incentive Program payment for rentals.    

Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) is a program offered through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This program helps eligible low-income veterans and their families find and maintain permanent housing with the assistance of a Section 8 rental subsidy.

The VASH incentives are available to:  

• New rentals for applicants recently issued a VASH Section 8 voucher with NYCHA’s Section 8 program  

• Transfer rentals for existing New York City VASH Section 8 voucher holders looking to transfer from their current unit  

• Port-in rentals for VASH Section 8 voucher holders transferring to New York City  

• Port-out returns for VASH Section 8 voucher holders who transferred out of New York City and would like to transfer back  
  

The VASH Rental Bonus will be available for a limited time. The VASH Rental Bonus applies to rentals, transfers, port ins, port out returns, and restorations with an effective date of January 1, 2025, and after. NYCHA will notify stakeholders when the incentive program closes.

Any New York City landlord with a vacant unit will be eligible to participate.

Owners who complete rentals with VASH voucher holders in NYCHA’s Section 8 program are eligible for two rental incentives: the Owner Incentive Program (OIP) payment and a VASH Rental Bonus.  

The total incentive payment is equal to two months of contract rent:  

• The Owner Incentive Program payment is equal to one month of contract rent  

• The VASH Rental Bonus is equal to one month of contract rent  
  

For example, if the total contract rent for the unit is $3,000, the total VASH incentive payment to the owner will be $6,000 ($3,000 Owner Incentive Program Payment + $3,000 VASH Rental Bonus).  

If the Section 8 VASH rental is eligible for the Owner Incentive Program and VASH Rental Bonus, The Confirmation of Key Issuance form will be provided with the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract 

The owner must issue the keys to the tenant, complete the Confirmation of Key Issuance form, and return it to NYCHA within 30 days of the approve move in date, indicated on the form.  

• For transfers, port-ins, port-out returns, and restorations, HAP contracts and Confirmation of Key Issuance forms should be returned to s8.rtu@nycha.nyc.gov 

• For new rentals, HAP contracts, and Confirmation of Key Issuance forms should be returned to s8.app@nycha.nyc.gov  

NYCHA will issue a combined payment for the Owner Incentive Program payment and VASH Rental Bonus. 

No. Do not complete the Confirmation of Key Issuance form until the keys are issued to the tenant.

The tenant must also sign and date the Confirmation of Key Issuance form to verify they have received the keys.

NYCHA will issue the owner incentive payment within 60 days of receipt of the completed Confirmation of Key Issuance form.

Owners can check the status of the owner incentive payment on the Owner Extranet: on.nyc.gov/