NYC Rules Ease Affordable Housing Path for Undocumented Migrants

  • Credit-ratings scrapped, allowing for increased eligibility
  • Applicants need to show 12 straight months of rent payments

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is making it easier for New York City’s undocumented immigrants to qualify for scarce city-subsidized affordable housing.

New eligibility rules de Blasio unveiled scrap credit-rating, Social Security and taxpayer identification requirements if applicants can show 12 consecutive monthly rent payments.