Get Housing Help in New York
Find local resources for your housing issues in your state. You can find legal aid groups to call for help. You can see what rental assistance programs may help you. Or you can use tools to write letters or file court documents to protect yourself.
Last updated on Jul 12th, 2023
Find Local Legal Help
Find legal groups that can help you with housing problems, landlords, roommates, Section 8, domestic violence, discrimination, and more.
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs
Find groups that can help you pay the rent, cover utility costs, and get other housing-related assistance.
Find Other Services to Help You
Find help with other problems, like domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues.
Find Local Legal Help in New York
Serves all local counties and cities
Legal Services NYC
Serves local areas: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
Serves local areas: New York City
NYC Tenant Protection Hotline
Serves local areas: New York City
New York Courts' Coronavirus Statewide hotline
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc.
Serves local areas: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
Serves local areas: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Yates
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.
Serves local areas: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego
United Tenants of Albany Housing Hotline
Serves local areas: Capital District and in Upstate NY
Legal Services of Central New York
Serves local areas: Central New York region
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Serves local areas: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Serves local areas: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc.
Serves local areas: Nassau, Suffolk
New York City Housing Court Answers
Serves local areas: New York City
Met Council on Housing renter hotline
Serves local areas: New York City
Urban Justice Center
Serves local areas: New York City area
Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY
Serves local areas: Rochester area
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs in New York
Serves all local counties and cities
211 New York State
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves local areas: New York City
One Shot Deal from NYC Human Resources Administration
Serves local areas: New York City
Serves local areas: Hempstead
Serves local areas: Islip
Serves local areas: Monroe County, City of Rochester
Serves local areas: Onondaga County
Serves local areas: Oyster Bay Town
Serves local areas: Yonkers
Serves local areas: Akwesasne Housing Authority/ Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Serves local areas: Seneca Nation
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Find Other Services to Help You in New York
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Crisis Text Line for mental health support
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US