New york eviction laws pandemic. 1 of 4 signs are made ahead of a press conference outside albany city hall where housing advocates called on elected officials enact an eviction moratorium and rent cancellation for the duration of. New york wabc new york governor andrew cuomo said on thursday there will be no evictions as long as we are in the middle of the epidemic as he signed a 30 day extension of the eviction. Then in may cuomo extended the eviction moratorium until aug.
This week cuomo said a new. On march 20 governor andrew cuomo announced a 90 day moratorium on evictions for residential and commercial tenants meaning no one can be evicted in new york state until at least june. The announcement comes as housing advocates including the legal aid society hope new york courts will heed gov.
20 for residential and commercial tenants in the state who are. Threats of eviction are not only illegal but also damaging to the well being of new yorkers. Andrew cuomo re upped new yorks eviction ban just a few hours before the moratorium was set to expire.
Beginning march 20 2020 all evictions across new york state were suspended until june 19 2020 and the courts are not accepting any new eviction or foreclosure cases. Andrew cuomos call for no evictions amid the pandemic. Cuomo first issued an executive order banning evictions in march.