Money & Taxes
Staten Island Rent Freeze Has a Finance Route
Eligible Staten Island tenants should check SCRIE or DRIE through the NYC Rent Freeze tool before ignoring a rent increase.
Published June 23, 2026 · Last verified June 23, 2026
A Staten Island tenant in a regulated apartment should check the NYC Rent Freeze route before assuming a rent increase is unavoidable. Rent Freeze includes SCRIE and DRIE. It can freeze rent while protecting tenants from future increases. A property-tax abatement credit covers the gap between the actual rent and the frozen tenant amount.
The Apply or Renew page points tenants to an eligibility tool and online applications for SCRIE and DRIE.
Gather the lease, current rent, income, age or disability documents, then use the eligibility tool before the renewal deadline gets close. Keep the application or renewal, confirmation, decision, frozen-rent amount, and future notices together.