Zero rent? NYCHA’s pandemic relief is built-in

New York City Housing Authority tenants have many problems to deal with, but paying the rent if they lose their jobs probably won’t be one of them. The agency’s policy of keeping rent at 30 percent of a tenant’s income amounts to a built-in safety net for residents who suddenly find themselves unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic or any other time, according to the public housing authority. “When NYCHA residents lose full or partial income,

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/05/01/zero-rent-nychas-pandemic-relief-is-built-in/