Lease Package
As we prepare for your development to join the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust (the Trust), we are excited to share the Lease Package as part of your upcoming conversion to Section 8 and the comprehensive renovation of your housing facility.
Lease Package
All households under the Trust will be required to sign a new Section 8 lease. This allows for a comprehensive renovation of your development while keeping your home permanently affordable and maintaining resident rights.
Lease Agreement
As part of the Trust conversion process, NYCHA residents will sign a Trust Resident Lease in order to convert to the Project-Based Section 8 program. A sample of the draft Trust Resident Lease is linked below.
House Rules
The house rules contain apartment information; occupancy and additions to the household; rules around common areas, development grounds and recreational areas; noise disturbances, pets, and information on the “smoke-free” policy.
HUD Project-Based Voucher Tenancy Addendum
HUD requires this rider be part of the Trust 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.
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.
Trust Modernization & Preservation 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.
Appliance Agreement
If a household has an air conditioner, washing machine, dishwasher, or freezer they need to sign this agreement and pay the required fees to have it continue being an authorized appliance after the Trust conversion.
Please note, these are samples. Please do not sign them.
Public Comment Period
As part of the process to prepare Nostrand and Bronx River Addition developments for conversion to Section 8 and join the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust, the Trust held a public comment period on the draft Section 8 lease package. During this period, residents were invited to review the draft lease materials and share their feedback before any final version was issued. This comment period ensured that residents’ voices and concerns were considered while preserving affordability, maintaining resident rights, and supporting the modernization of housing facilities.
The draft lease package comment period remained open from July 21 to August 22, 2025. Residents could provide feedback in three ways:
Online: Through an online feedback form.
In-person: By visiting a Trust Mod Engagement Office at Nostrand Houses or Bronx River Addition during scheduled hours.
At a Hearing: By attending either a virtual hearing (July 29, 2025) or an in-person hearing at 90 Church Street (August 5, 2025).
In the heart of the city, the Trust reimagines public housing as a tapestry of community, weaving together the threads of safety, comfort, and resident empowerment into a place called home.