What there is to know
- New York City has launched a Tenant Protection Portal to help residents who may be facing a housing crisis due to the ongoing pandemic.
- Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the free one-stop resource portal, which includes tools and legal assistance, during his daily coronavirus briefing on Tuesday.
- Those interested in getting help can visit nyc.gov/TenantResourcePortal or nyc.gov/PortalParaInquilinos for information in Spanish. New Yorkers can also call 311 at any time and just say “tenant helpline”.
New York City has launched a Tenant Protection Portal to help residents who may be facing a housing crisis due to the ongoing pandemic.
Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the free one-stop resource portal that includes tools and legal assistance during his daily coronavirus briefing on Tuesday.
“We are launching the very first tenant protection portal. It is now a one-stop-shop, ”said de Blasio. “It’s a place you can go for free and get all the help you need to protect yourself. You can get a lot of information. You can access free legal services and you can contact a real human being who will. talk to you about your options, your rights. ”
De Blasio said the portal was necessary given that the ongoing pandemic is not only a health crisis, but has also contributed to an economic crisis.
“If the coronavirus crisis was just a health crisis it would be one thing, but we know it’s so much more and the economic crisis has had such a painful impact on so many New Yorkers,” he said. -he declares. “So many people without a livelihood. So many people who can’t afford the basics anymore, so many people who can’t keep a roof over their heads. We have to be there for them. ”
Those interested in getting help can visit nyc.gov/TenantResourcePortal or nyc.gov/PortalParaInquilinos for information in Spanish. New Yorkers can also call 311 at any time and just say “tenant helpline”.
