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HRA denied or cut your CityFHEPS or FHEPS. HRA denied, reduced, or stopped your CityFHEPS, FHEPS, or Cash Assistance. A fair hearing is not an appeal to HRA.

Yes, if they were already on the voucher. Family on the household composition can keep Section 8 after the head of household dies or leaves. Steps to take.

Yes, you can remove a household member from your Section 8 voucher. Report the change to your agency with proof they've left.

Recertify once a year on the NYCHA Self-Service Portal (selfserve.nycha.info). Documents to upload, what to do if you missed the deadline, and who to call.

An eviction case in your past does not bar you from renting in NYC, and state law limits how landlords can use housing-court history. What the law says and what works with a voucher.

Whether utilities are included changes the maximum rent your voucher program will approve. How the allowance math works for Section 8, CityFHEPS, and HASA — with 2026 numbers.

Call HASA ServiceLine at 718-557-1399 (Mon-Fri, 9 AM to 5 PM) to apply. No online form, no waitlist. Same-day emergency housing if you are homeless.

HASA covers up to $2,604/month for a studio in 2026, with all utilities included. Here are the current maximum rents by apartment size, what share you pay, and how utilities change the math.

A CityFHEPS shopping letter shows you, landlords and brokers the most CityFHEPS will pay for your household. Here is who issues it, what is on it, the 2026 rent maximums, what happens when it expires after 120 days, and what caseworkers should track.

You can fight a Section 8 termination. The deadline printed on your T-3 letter is the single most important thing on it—missing it means losing your right to a hearing.