This file provides a sample letter to request rent relief or a payment plan from a landlord. We would appreciate your providing the information requested below as soon as possible.Thank you for your cooperation. To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to request rental assistance due to a COVID19 hardship. I wanted to contact you today to ask if we could discuss your openness to a rental assistance. To request assistance, carefully read and complete all documents in the. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the call center at 1-844-NY1-RENT (1-844-691-7368). The following documents are required to apply for rental or mortgage assistance: ​. The following documents are required to apply for rental or mortgage assistance: ​. Homeless Crisis Response System The 2019-2021 Request for Applications (RFA) is closed.