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Mar 21, 2020 · Below you will find answers to frequently asked questions about New York State's emergency eviction moratorium, compiled by Housing Justice for All and the Right To Counsel Coalition. The FAQs are also downloadable as a PDF from this page.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended New York’s moratorium on both commercial and residential evictions through at least August 20. In addition, New York’s Civil Court (where landlord-tenant summary proceedings are typically brought and heard) remains closed to all new nonemergent proceedings and applications.
Sep 24, 2021 · After the U.S. Supreme Court all but gutted New York’s eviction moratorium last week, the state’s troubled rent relief program has become the best shield against eviction for struggling...
While eviction proceedings are halted, New York City Housing Courts are still hearing serious issues related to heat and hot water, landlords locking tenants out of apartments, lead, and other serious housing code violations. All tenants, regardless of income, will be able to access legal services through Legal Services NYC for these types of ...
Aug 20, 2021 · The New York moratorium (the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, or CEEFPA) was set to expire on August 31, 2021. But on August 12, the United States Supreme Court enjoined enforcement of its eviction-preventing provisions. [1]
Sep 16, 2021 · State lawmakers voted earlier this month to amend New York’s eviction moratorium to fit the U.S. Supreme Court’s requirements and extend it until the new year. But anyone seeking protection needs to take action.
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• The Tenant Safe Harbor Act, Chapter 127 of 2020, protects tenants from eviction for failing to pay their rent that came due during the covered period from March 7, 2020 through January 15, 2022, if they suffered a financial hardship due to COVID-19. To receive these protections, tenants must raise financial hardship as a defense and affirm ...