NYCHA Transitional Period for New Job After College (apartments, lease)

[TheDoctorJohnSmith]

Hi, I've lived in a NYCHA development for a good portion of my life and poverty my entire life. Recently, I graduated from college with a bachelor's degree and got a new job; my salary of $65K+ would make my parents go over the household income limit. I'm saving up for a down payment on a mortgage in order for me to move out of NYCHA, but don't want my family to be evicted. I'm wondering if NYCHA has a transitional period for a young adult tenant exiting poverty? If not, would housing management be considerate? I just want my parents to continue to have affordable housing after I move out. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Shoshanarose]

I don't think they kick people out of NYCHA apartments if their incomes go up.
I think you and your parents can still live in your NYCHA apartment, even if you make 65K (plus your parents' income), you all will simply need to pay a high rent (maybe $1000 or even more, I think the NYCHA rent levels go up that high or even higher), while you are living there. (But you guys can afford it, because you have your income helping your parents).

Once you move out, your parents' rent will go back down, because their income will be lower again.

(However, they may also need to move to a smaller apartment, once you move out, as they may not be eligible for a 2 bedroom - or larger? - apartment if they are just 2 people in the apartment).

[Railman96]

Why not let your parents move with you?

[CollegiateSchoolNY]

You can't get kicked out of NYCHA for having a high income. Your rent will increase but only to a certain point (rent-regulation by law), and even that rent will be be miles cheaper than market-rate.

[prgordo]

Why would you get evicted ????? every year you have a review of income its like every April then the rent would go up later that August. I lived in the PJ's as a teen and after every one left we still kept the Apt. I moved in a few years ago to save money but I told NYCHA so the Rent went from $210 to $1224 I have since moved out and the rent is back to $210 but they are raising the rent little by little the max for 2 bedroom is $1260 and that's for combined income of $70,000.

[livingsinglenyc]

Originally Posted by Shoshanarose

(However, they may also need to move to a smaller apartment, once you move out, as they may not be eligible for a 2 bedroom - or larger? - apartment if they are just 2 people in the apartment).

The should move to a smaller apartment if he moves out. Its not fair to take up two bedrooms when there are families of 4 that could use that apartment. They don't own the apartment they are not entitled to live there for their whole life.

[stormgal]

Originally Posted by TheDoctorJohnSmith

Hi, I've lived in a NYCHA development for a good portion of my life and poverty my entire life. Recently, I graduated from college with a bachelor's degree and got a new job; my salary of $65K+ would make my parents go over the household income limit. I'm saving up for a down payment on a mortgage in order for me to move out of NYCHA, but don't want my family to be evicted. I'm wondering if NYCHA has a transitional period for a young adult tenant exiting poverty? If not, would housing management be considerate? I just want my parents to continue to have affordable housing after I move out. Thanks in advance for your help!

That happened to me when I moved out of the NYCHA complex we grew up in. I just left to my own place, and when the lease came up, my parents simply renewed it with their current income. There was nothing exciting to write home about.

[Ms. Tarabotti]

If you are on the lease, they will look at both your parents salaries and your salary and raise or lower the rent accordingly.