Do non-residents have a chance in the HC2 NYC?

[linamonroll]

Originally Posted by Ghost20

My license shows my old LI address. I had to prove NYC residency to continue for the lottery I won. My understanding is if I couldn’t prove NYC residency, I’d be sent to the back of the line.

This is accurate. NYC residents have a general preference, before any non-NYC residents. You have to prove NYC residency to receive that general preference. Typically a current lease and recent utility bills are used to prove NYC residency regardless of a former address showing on other documents like a license.

[LexyStarr]

Originally Posted by eiypo77

How do you know?

Because a friend of mine got picked and she’s technically a VA resident

[eiypo77]

Originally Posted by LexyStarr

Because a friend of mine got picked and she’s technically a VA resident

Wow, that's amazing! Are you able to say which neighborhood and which AMI? Also how long ago was this?

[macnyc2003]

Originally Posted by LexyStarr

Because a friend of mine got picked and she’s technically a VA resident

What do you mean by "got picked"? Did she submit documents and was accepted after that? And what do you mean by "technically"?

[Nambwe8e]

I applied to Housing Connect when I lived in Illinois, March of 2022. I was selected for an apartment in November of 2022, but there was a problem with building's completion: The apartment was in Crown Heights Brooklyn. The AMI was 130%, it cost too much even by Housing Connect standards and had no amenities. By February 2023, I was offered another apartment: in Bed Sty Heights, which has amenities and the AMI was still 130% and I moved in March of 2023.