How To Apply
Please make sure that you follow these steps!
Applications WILL NOT be accepted without all of these steps completed. Processing of application will take 4-6 weeks.
You may download applications at the bottom of this page.
Also, please view our Tenant Screening Process.
Step 1: POSITIVE ID:
- Must provide Social Security Card and the following:
- A Driver’s License or,
- A non-driver’s license picture ID or,
- A benefit card from DSS with your picture on it and
- A birth certificate or baptismal certificate
PLEASE NOTE- IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD WE NEED:
- Copies of Birth Certificates and Social Security cards for ALL children
Step 2: PROOF OF ALL HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
- Pay Stubs from your employer (at least 2 pay stubs);
- Award Letter from SSI/SSD;
- Budget Sheet from DSS;
- Order of Support – or Support Stubs for child support received
Step 3: COMPLETED APPLICATION AND SIGNATURES
- You may download applications below.
- You must sign the HUD Release of Information forms (there are two places to sign)
- You must fill out and sign both the Criminal History Questionnaire and Criminal Release Form for all household members over 16 years old.
- You must fill out and sign Citizen Declaration for all household members.
- You must provide your current and previous landlord name, address and phone number.
- False information given on an application is grounds for immediate denial. Please ask if you do not understand a question rather than filling out the wrong information.
TRIP's Rental Programs:
Affordable Housing Program:
This program is for people who are working, but cannot afford a typical market rate rental. The rents are slightly lower than market rate. Families with a Section 8 Certificate fall into this category. This program is supported by a grant from New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation.
Subsidized Housing Program:
This program is for people who need additional assistance above and beyond the Affordable Housing Program. You may qualify if you receive financial support in any of the following ways: Public Assistance, Supplemental Security Income, or receive low to moderate employment earnings.
Waiting Lists for the Programs:
The lengths of these waiting lists vary due to the availability of units, so please ask the Rental Management staff for further details.
Application Process Consists of the following criteria:
- Completed and Truthful Application
- Credit History Check
- Criminal History Check
- Landlord references
Please see Applicant Requirement Pamphlet for further details. It will take 4-6 weeks to process your application. You will receive a letter when your application is Approved or Denied. Contact us if you change your address or phone number within the next two weeks, or after you have applied.
Downloadable (.pdf) Application:
(To view these documents you will need Adobe Reader)
- TRIP Rental Application 2009
- Information Release Authorization
- HUD Supplemental Housing Form 92006
- Child Support Verification
- Ethnicity Form
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions regarding rental applications.
If you have any questions regarding rental applications, please email rental@triponline.org, or call (518) 272-8289 x 215.
Complete applications can be
mailed to:
TRIP, Inc
Attn: Rental Applications
PO Box 1249
Troy, NY 12181
Or Dropped off:
TRIP, Inc
415 River Street, 3rd Floor
Troy, NY 12180