Program housing
Program housing.
Section 8, CityFHEPS, FHEPS, HASA, SOTA, EHV, HUD-VASH and supportive housing. We find the tenant, prepare the unit, file the package and follow up until the rent arrives.
The programs
Every program has its own rules. We know them.
Rent caps, inspection standards, contract forms and payment cycles differ by program and by agency. Here is what you are dealing with, and what we deal with for you.
NYCHA · HPD · NYS HCR
Section 8. Housing Choice Voucher
The federal voucher. Tenant pays about 30% of income; the agency pays the rest directly to you under a HAP contract. Unit must pass an HQS inspection and a rent-reasonableness test; rent is capped by the payment standard for the ZIP code.
NYC Human Resources Administration
CityFHEPS
The city’s largest rental-assistance program for families and individuals in or at risk of shelter. Rent levels track Section 8 payment standards; HRA pays its share monthly and can fund a security voucher, first month’s rent and a broker fee at lease-up.
HRA / NYS OTDA
FHEPS
Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement, for families with children receiving public assistance. Similar mechanics to CityFHEPS, with its own rent caps and paperwork.
HIV/AIDS Services Administration
HASA
Rental assistance for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Reliable monthly payment, a dedicated caseworker, and a tenant population we have housed successfully for years.
Special One-Time Assistance
SOTA
A full year of rent paid up front to the landlord for a shelter resident moving to permanent housing, in NYC or elsewhere. Strict unit-condition rules; we make sure the unit qualifies before anyone signs.
Emergency Housing Vouchers · Veterans
EHV & HUD-VASH
Federal vouchers administered through NYCHA and HPD with case-management support attached. Same HQS and contract process as Section 8.
NYC 15/15 · OMH · DOHMH · nonprofits
Supportive & scattered-site
Master leases and scattered-site placements with nonprofit providers. The provider is the tenant of record; the building gets a long lease and an on-site case manager.
The agencies that pay the rent
NYCHA, HPD and HCR vouchers, HRA programs, HUD rules, paperwork we file every week.
Agency names and marks belong to their agencies and are shown to describe the work we do; none endorses Bulwark.
Lease-up
The placement process, start to first payment.
Eligibility & rent
We confirm which programs the unit qualifies for and what each will pay, using current payment standards and the rent-reasonableness test, so the asking rent is the maximum that passes.
Pre-inspection
Walk-through against the HQS / NYCHA / HRA checklist. Paint, detectors, window guards, locks, outlets, appliances, railings, fixed before an inspector sees them.
Tenant & package
Applicant sourced through caseworkers, shelters and our waiting list; approved against written criteria. Landlord package, W-9, ownership proof, lease and riders assembled and submitted complete.
Inspection & contract
We meet the inspector, clear any re-inspection items the same week, and execute the HAP or program contract correctly the first time.
First payment
We call the agency weekly until the first payment and any incentives arrive, then set the recertification date and rent-increase window on the calendar.
Every year after
Recertifications, rent-increase requests, re-inspections and tenant changes handled on schedule so the payments never stop.
Already have program tenants?
We take over existing contracts too.
Missing payments, a failed re-inspection, a recertification that never got filed, an increase you never requested: we audit every program tenancy in the building, fix the gaps and bring the ledger current. Available with full management or as a stand-alone clean-up.
- Ledger audit against agency payment records
- Abatement and suspension resolution
- Overdue rent-increase requests filed
- Re-inspection items cleared
- Portability and tenant moves coordinated
The agency’s share is paid directly to you every month for as long as the tenant is enrolled and the unit remains in compliance. The tenant’s share is small and we collect it like any other rent. Gaps happen when paperwork lapses, a missed recertification, a failed re-inspection, which is exactly what we manage.
No. Source-of-income discrimination is illegal under the NYC Human Rights Law and New York State law, and the Commission on Human Rights actively tests for it. It is also a missed opportunity: a program tenant is a multi-year lease with a government payer.
From approved tenant to first payment, typically four to eight weeks depending on the agency and the inspection calendar. Our job is to make it the short end: the unit is inspection-ready before the request is filed, the landlord package is complete the first time, and we call the agency every week until the money arrives.
Peeling paint, missing window guards or smoke/CO detectors, a loose railing, an outlet without a cover, a window that does not lock, a stove without a working oven. We walk the unit against the checklist and fix the small things before the inspector finds them.
Some programs pay a broker fee, a unit-hold fee while the paperwork clears, a security-deposit voucher or a bonus for signing. They change often. We claim every one your unit is eligible for and show it on your statement.
Have a unit that could take a voucher?
Tell us the address and the unit. We will tell you which programs it qualifies for and what each will pay, within one business day.