I hope this topic finds everyone well and thank you for being patient with reading my case.
In 2010, my wife and I are very fortunate to be selected for a 421A affordable apartment because of my condition(I am visually impaired). This is a brand new development and an 80/20 building... I believe the program is a LIHTC program and we got 20 years benefits period. We have been living here since then.
Recently, I heard that one of the tenants, who also moved in 2010 with the same status of ours, she sent a lawyer letter to the management and finally the management agreed to let her stay in her apt forever without any rent increased.
We heard the reason is that in 2012 and 2013, the management didn't include some riders(e.g.the 421-A, etc) in the packets for lease renewal. Because of these missing riders, they let her rent freezes to 2012 and she can stay in the same apartment until she passes away.
This incident happened in 2014. I am very grateful for being in this apartment...however, because of my unstable health conditions, I really need to secure my living place. I am hoping to seek some advice.
1. Does anyone know what laws the management had broken?
2. Can we possibly act the similar procedures as we checked these riders are also missing when we renew our lease in those years?