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NY RISING
Housing Recovery Program

The NY Rising Housing Recovery Program was established to provide assistance to eligible homeowners’ property that was damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee. Assistance provided includes home repair/ rehabilitation, mitigation/elevation, reimbursement and/or buyouts. Receipt of funding under this program may not duplicate disaster-related assistance you have already received or may be eligible for from other federal, state, local, and/or private sources of disaster- related assistance, including, but not limited to, homeowners and/or flood insurance proceeds.

The following property types may be eligible for assistance: Single Family Residences, Condominiums, Co-ops, Mobile/ Manufactured Homes. For eligibility information, program details and to apply online go to http://stormrecovery.ny.gov or call 1-855-NYS-Sandy.

Applicants who are deemed eligible for participation in the NY Rising Housing Recovery Program will work with an assigned customer representative to determine the best and most cost-effective assistance package for your property.  Property owners will need to provide documentation along with their full and complete application for assistance. This information may be uploaded where identified in the online application OR may be submitted during meetings with an assigned customer representative. After completing and submitting an application, homeowners will be contacted by a housing recovery customer representative who will work closely with them throughout the rest of the application process to determine the best package of assistance to address individual needs and will work alongside the homeowners until all the work they are eligible for is completed.

Quick Links

November 6th Outreach Meeting Flyer

Design Professional Verification Process

Independent Contractor Verification Process

Design Professionals and Contractors

NY Rising Housing Recovery Program is developing a Design Professional List and an Independent Contractor List to aid eligible homeowners with the repair, rehabilitation, mitigation or reconstruction of their property. More than 4,500 homes are to be assisted through the program with awards up to $400,000 available to eligible homeowners. A firm that wishes to be added to either the Design Professionals List or the Independent Contractor List must complete the request for information and preliminary certification form at http://stormrecovery.ny.gov. Once a homeowner has selected a firm, the information provided will be verified to determine if the firm meets minimum standards for the program.
The list of design professionals and contractors will be posted on the NY Rising Storm Recovery website at http://stormrecovery.ny.gov

Interim Mortgage Assistance Payments

Interim Mortgage Assistance (IMA) may be available for homeowners who are eligible participants in the NY Rising Housing Recovery Repair or Reconstruction facing difficulties paying their mortgage notes due to increased housing expenses.

Mortgage Counseling Available

The Long Island Housing Partnership works with homeowners on a one- to- one basis who are facing problems meeting their mortgage payments because of Hurricane Sandy.  LIHP will help homeowners by working with the lending institution in order to establish communications to insure that families are able to stay in their homes where possible.