r/nychousinglottery

The numbers are out ladies and gents and good luck to everyone

Recently signed a lease for a building. Signed the lease and it says at the bottom it was sent to the property manager. My lease move in date isn’t until 7/15 but I still feel like the rug can be pulled from under me until this is completed. I have been applying for apartments for years just like many of you.

Is it safe to say this is closed out and done? Any advice? I’m so excited to move into this unit. I haven’t paid security and first month yet.

Hi! Unfortunately it’s not very clear on the HPD website but I’m hoping some anecdotal experiences will help! I was just asked to submit documents for an apartment. Although I’m technically married - my “husband” and I don’t live together and I’m hoping to have my current boyfriend live with me instead. My household profile includes my husband’s information and salary and he is willing to submit his documents so I can get the apartment but will that be an issue with HPD? Their salary’s are roughly the same so the AMI doesn’t change. Is it possible for the lease to only be under me?

Appreciate any insight!

Let’s say for example I make 65k. Should I apply for stuff that’s 67k, 69k, 71k? I know you’re really only supposed to apply for what’s in your “bracket” but does it matter this much? Just trying to increase my odds here and not put all my eggs in one basket. Thanks in advance.

I’m working with pronto for a re-rental, and the property is conducting their review now. I submitted my employer’s contact, but they haven’t been emailed yet. We set my move-in date for exactly a month from now. Wondering if anyone has experience with whether pronto / a pronto property / rose properties contacted your employer

Just wanted to share my experience. My partner and I are both city employees.

July 2, 2025 - applied on housing connect.

March 5, 2026 - heard back to submit eligibility documents.

March 24 - management contacted us to submit further documents, which we submitted same day.

March 25 - was asked if we wanted to tour a 1-bed and 2-bed.

March 26 - toured the units, told management we preferred the 2-bed.

April 15 - was asked if we wanted to tour another 2-bed with balcony.

April 28 - toured the 2-bed with balcony, and expressed this is the unit we wanted.

April 30 - submitted more documents.

May 1 - management submitted docs for final approval.

May 5 - HPD approved!

May 9 - signed lease, and move in date is July 1! ✨

**EDIT: I was in the 4000s log number!

just as an example, say one income range is 50-60k and then the next range for the same type of apartment is 65-75k. What happens if you make 61k, are you just not eligible to apply for that lottery?

I’m annoyed because I was told I’m delaying the process because they don’t have all my documents —
After you are contacted for initial documents of social security, ID, income, you will then be emailed a long document that they give you 2 days to fill out and they want a real signature on the form (if you save the document and download docusign and send it to yourself to sign, that helps)

They don’t right then and there tell you that you need all of these other documents and THAT is what drags the process!!! I have all my documents ready and every time I’m asked for them I respond immediately and send them in but I’m being asked for each document on separate days then told I’m holding up the process 🙃

Anyway, to avoid this all for anyone who finally gets reached out to

1. Have an album in your phone with photos of the front and back of your (and other household member’s) ID (Child’s birth certificate if applicable,) Social Security Card, and your paystubs.

2. Once you have to fill out that packet!!! This is where you should just send in AS MUCH OR ALL THE DOCUMENTS IMMEDIATELY! Or you can make the file and save it for after you view the apartment;
   • Most recent bank statements including cashapp, savings, checkings and make sure you label the files with your name and what it is because they can be slow af and ask you who’s is who’s and what is what even though they can open the file and clearly see the bank name and owners name 😐
   • A signed letter or your lease from the landlord that states the address and rent amount with their name and phone number. You can even type up the letter yourself and send it to them with docusign, email your landlord the PDF, have them save the PDF and then email it to the housing person (this is what I did, or you can just have them literally write on a sheet of paper)
   • Proof of rent payment via a rent ledger that you can also make yourself and have your landlord sign vis docusign or on paper, or show zelle payments, checks, etc. or you can pay them to run a credit check.
   • Your most recent tax statement which you can get on the IRS website and download for free.

- One of the forms needs your employer to sign it verifying your start date, your YTD payment, hourly rate, etc. You can fill all that out yourself and look at your most recent paystub to see YTD payment. Then use docusign and email it to your manager to sign.

BOOM! That knocks off A LOT of waiting time and helps you beat other people fighting for the same apartment.

Then they send your file to 3rd party which is fairly fast reviewing then back to HDC which is slower and if everything checks out you get to sign your lease.

I have a 1 bedroom apt where I live alone. Do the rules allow me to have a roommate that can share the rent with?

I was recently asked to submit documentation for 36 India Street, The East, and Link Apartments QPN (25-01 Queens Plaza North) - wanted to ask on here if anyone knew of any pros/cons for any of these apartments?

Additionally, any advice on where we are in the process when asked to submit documentation would be great as well :)

Thank you! (Forgive me if this is in the wrong subreddit)

anybody had any luck securing a rerental from air table? I am so tired of filling out applications and not getting selected. I must’ve of completed 10 applications and still not able to secure anything yet- I responded within 10 mins of email every time….. it is really first come , first serve? who was the first come , first serve….anybody out there?? (I’m drained) :/(

Been reading a lot of different posts and it seems to be 50/50 where some management companies or doormen don't care at all so want to know about other people's experiences

Hey all!

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Got extremely lucky and blessed to be picked for a building in the same community board I’m in now. They want me to move in in roughly 4 weeks but, my current lease goes through 11/30 which brings me to a few questions

My buildings options are lease break (1-3 month penalty + security deposit) or lease reassignment (finding someone to takeover it) where they’d be locked in to my current rate ($400 cheaper than what on market units are listing for) and no penalties for me. So I’m leaning towards lease reassignment obviously. Ideally they’d take over 7/1 onwards.

1. I heard in the past some agencies will help you break your lease, does anyone know if ResideNY does that?
2. For those who’ve been in similar shoes where did you find the person to take over your lease? What was your experience like?

Sorry if this doesn’t belong here but figured this sub may have good advice.

Thanks all!

EDIT: To clarify, this is for a lease takeover of my current apartment that is not stabilized so that I can move into the stabilized one

I’m filling out the form asking to list any assets in my name. I have a high yield savings account with $30k in it right now, as well as a Venmo account I’ve had for years with maybe $100 in it.

What do they do with those values? What happens if I select “No”? How does housing connect verify?