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Learn more about resident rights, responsibilities and employment opportunities below. Residents can also attend any of the PACT information sessions to learn more about PACT, or call the resident hotline or email us with specific questions.

Resident Rights & Preparing for Conversion

What are my rights? How can I make sure I'm ready for PACT?

PACT will keep your home permanently affordable and preserve your rights and protections. But before the conversion, there are steps you should take to ensure a smooth transition.

Your rights after conversion 

Your responsibilities 

Residents who transition to the Section 8 program will continue to pay 30% of their adjusted gross household income towards rent
  

  • If your income changes before signing your new lease, submit a rent adjustment to NYCHA property management 

  • After conversion, you will pay your rent to a new property manager 

You will have the right to organize, and your resident association will continue to receive funding 

  • Get involved with your resident association, or form one if one does not exist! 

  • Attend a resident meeting to learn more about resident associations and how to organize 

You will have the right to renew your lease 

  • Confirm all members of your household are listed on your lease for conversion 

  • If you need to add family members, contact NYCHA property management or attend a Lease Addition Day 

  • If you require a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or health concerns during construction, you will need to contact NYCHA property management  

Your application will not be re-screened before signing a new lease 

You will have the right to remain in your apartment during construction  

You will be able to add relatives onto your lease 

Relatives on your lease will have succession rights 

You have the right to grievance hearings 

  • Attend a resident meeting to learn more about how grievance hearings are conducted under the Section 8 program 

  • Call the PACT support line to ask specific questions about your circumstances: 212-306-4036 

You will continue to receive the Earned Income Disregard, if already receiving it 

  • Confirm your Earned Income Disregard status before signing your new lease 

You will also have the ability to apply for job opportunities associated with the conversion  

  • Attend a NYCHA REES Job Opportunity info session to learn more!

Attend a NYCHA REES Job Opportunity info session to learn more!

Additional Resources and Materials

Use the buttons on the top of this page to navigate to other pages about PACT!

Linked below are materials that you can print or download:

PACT Residential Lease

As part of the PACT conversion process, NYCHA residents will sign a PACT Resident Lease in order to convert to the Project-Based Section 8 program through PACT. A sample of the PACT Resident Lease is linked below. This is a sample lease. Please do not sign it. In addition to the lease itself, there are riders and notices you will also need to sign. Samples of those riders and notices are linked below. These are samples. Please do not sign them.

This PACT lease was developed by NYCHA and has been informed by the residents, advocates and stakeholders. It has also been reviewed by Legal Aid Society, an independent legal services organization. This lease cannot be changed without NYCHA’s approval. The PACT Resident Lease is available in the following languages, please click the hyperlink to read the lease in that language.
English | Español | 中文 (繁體/ | 简体) | Русский

PACT Riders and Notices

PACT-specific riders

HUD Project-Based Voucher Tenancy Addendum: 
HUD requires this rider be part of the PACT lease. It has two parts:
Part A: Includes information about the household, unit, household members, term of the lease, rent owed to the property manager, initial HAP payment amount, and utility responsibilities. Part B: Details requirements for the household and the landlord under the Project-Based Section 8 program.
English | Español | 中文 | Русский


HUD Project-Based Voucher Statement of Family Responsibility:
HUD requires that each household sign a Project-Based Voucher Statement of Family Responsibility document when signing their Project-Based Voucher lease. This document lists the household's obligations under the Project-Based Section 8 program.
English | Español | 中文 | Русский

PACT Residential Lease Rider:
This rider states that if a household is not in an appropriately-sized apartment (meaning that they are in an apartment that is too big or too small for their household) and there is an appropriately-sized apartment available in their development, they will be required to move to the appropriately-sized apartment in their development. Households will not be required to move outside of their development.
English | Español

PACT Smoking Policy Rider:
The PACT Smoking Policy is consistent with NYCHA public housing rules regarding smoking. Smoking tobacco will be prohibited in the PACT development, including common areas and outdoor areas within 25 feet of the development. Using e-cigarettes is prohibited in common areas.
English | Español

PACT Appliance Agreement and Instructions:
If a household has an air conditioner, washing machine, dishwasher, or freezer that they've installed with NYCHA’s permission, they will need to sign this agreement to have it continue being an authorized appliance after the PACT conversion.
English | Español

PACT House Rules
House Rules are not attached here because they will be specific to your development. House Rules will be drafted collectively by your PACT Partner with your Tenant Association and must be approved by NYCHA. There will not be fees or charges in the House Rules that are greater than fees or charges for the same services under NYCHA public housing.

Riders required from renters under NYC and federal law

EPA Lead Paint Disclosure Form:
As required by federal law, this form discloses any known information on the property's lead-based paint hazards.
English | Español

EPA Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home Booklet:
As required by federal law, this pamphlet and flier explain the dangers of lead-based paint and how to protect your family from potential hazards.
English | Español | 中文 | Русский

NYC Notice for Prevention of Lead Based Paint Hazards-Inquiry Regarding Child:
As required by NYC Law, if a child younger than six lives in the apartment or regularly visits, you must notify the PACT Partner.
English | Español

NYC Notice for Suspected Gas Leaks, Smoke Detecting Devices, and Carbon Monoxide Alarms:
This notice describes the procedures residents shall follow when a gas leak is suspected. It also describes the responsibilities of all NYC landlords to properly install and maintain smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
English

NYC Apartment Building Emergency Preparedness Guide:
This guidebook contains information about fires and other types of emergencies and how to prepare for them.
English

NYC Apartment Building Individual Emergency Preparedness/Evacuation Planning Checklist:
This checklist helps families prepare for an emergency in New York City.
English

NYC Apartment Building Emergency Preparedness Form:
This notice contains building-specific information to help your family prepare for an emergency.
English

DOHMH Window Guard Notice:
This notice states the responsibilities of the PACT Partner to provide and properly install window guards on all windows in apartments with children under 10 years of age, and as requested by other households.
English | Español

NYC Indoor Allergens Notice:
This notice states the responsibilities of the PACT Partner to keep the building free of indoor allergen hazards.
English | Español

DOHMH Stop Bed Bugs Safely (2 pager):
At lease signing, all NYC landlords are required to provide a one-year bed bug infestation history and eradication measures of the apartment and building.
English

DOHMH Prevention and Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Guide:
This guidebook provides information on the prevention, detection, and removal of bedbugs.
English | Español | 中文 | Русский


PACT Template Documents

Disclaimer: These are template documents as of 12-12-19, which are subject to change by NYCHA based on changing legal requirements or to the extent otherwise acceptable to NYCHA.