ERAP disbursed $2.7 billion through November and granted eviction protection to recipients

ERAP protections, housing court issues stymying landlord action

More than 17,000 applications still pending

Small landlords, the impact can be disastrous

In 10 months, the rent aid program has received just a sprinkling of additional cash

Mom-and-pop owners protest failures of state’s rent relief

The average arrears when these cases were filed was $10,085; the average amount owed at the time of the eviction? More than three times that figure: $33,695.

Again, this hurts tenants as well as landlords.

In the first half of this year, landlords have sued to evict two-thirds as many tenants as they did during the same period in 2019

70,000-case backlog pushes landlords to the breaking point

2,000+ eviction cases filed by landlords every week

Process more eviction cases than any other city in the nation

Landlords irate as tenant lawyers ask courts to slow down scheduling

Court system agreed to adjourn cases by up to three weeks and use that time to match tenants with an […]

The ones hurting are small-property owners facing inflation-driven rising costs and property taxes.

Eviction filings are actually lower than pre-pandemic levels

Landlord groups had estimated that the state needed at least $2 billion to cover the 126,000 pending applications

Federal allocation is 7% of what state requested

Prevent owners of buildings with 12 or more units from reclaiming apartments for personal uses

“Good Cause Eviction” bill will strictly limit rent increases and evictions on New York City renters.

A ruling in favor of CHIP and RSA would kick the case back to the trial court.

Landlords argue 2019 reform amounted to taking of property

Increase in landowners lying in eviction trials to get tenants evicte

Took the money and still evicted the tenants

New court dates won’t be booked until March or April for most

Backlog of tenant-landlord cases opens to confusion among courts

Legislature has until April 1 to sign off on a budget

Relief needs approval by the state legislature and would take months

Under what circumstances could my landlord kick me out?

How am I protected from eviction?

Emergency rental assistance will stop accepting new applications Sunday night

Gov. Hochul has asked for almost $1 billion in additional funding

Low-income renters who are more likely to receive federal housing assistance through public housing authorities or voucher program

Letter by CA, IL, NY officials, among others, asks HUD to stay proceedings on low-income tenants who applied for relief

The court ruled in favor of the tenants

After federal court said law may be unconstitutional, ruling on personal liability clauses could have broad implications

Small property owners throughout the state having their personal lives

The Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) has filed an amended complaint

Tenants refused to apply for ERAP or vacated the apartment with outstanding arrears.

Funds are first-come, first-served

Tenants owe more than $256,000

Tenants withholding rent until the landlord forgives the debt

Landlord would be subject to criminal charges, which in theory could mean a five-year prison sentence.

As nonpayment cases pile up, owners pursue money judgments in civil court

Paid out to more than 40,000 households.

As of September 22, the state has allocated $1.6 billion in federal funds

As many as six courtrooms will hear two to six cases per hour,

In-person appearances on tap as courts dismiss warnings of “sickness and death”

Treasury tried a new approach to get money out the door

Gov. Kathy Hochul touts $1.2B set aside for landlords, with $399M paid out

Moratorium extened to January 15, 2022

State legislature passed an extension on the state’s eviction moratorium

Lawyers say the proposed workaround won’t cut it

Draft legislation does not make tenants produce evidence of hardship

Justices rule Biden’s eviction ban unconstitutional

Justices rule Biden’s eviction ban unconstitutional

Judgment day is coming for New York tenants: Landlords, owed more than $3 billion in back rent, may once again be able to file evictions.

Without rent relief, property owners weigh whether to wait or sell

Bank account of one Bronx landlord with over $1 million in arrears

Frustration with NY’s rental assistance program endures, but owners worry speaking out could impact their applications

Newly sworn-in governor plans to hire additional staff to process applications and identify holdups

“I am not at all satisfied with the pace that this COVID relief is getting out the door,”

At least 40 tenants have been evicted this year despite the state moratorium

Hundreds of new eviction cases were filed last week after a court ruling weakened the state moratorium

Of the state’s $2.6 billion in federal rent-bailout money, less than $100 million has been doled ou

Billions of dollars have yet to be distributed by the state to help renters and landlords

$2 billion rental assistance program aimed at helping tenants pay their landlords has given funds to fewer than 5 percent of applicants since its start in June.

Landlords could technically start filing suits immediately to evict tenants

The law does not relieve tenants of their obligation to pay rent or block lawsuits for unpaid rents.

A provision that instructed housing judges not to evict tenants who have been found to have suffered financial hardship.

Three weeks before protection ends, only 4% of aid has reached New Yorkers

Tenant applications for over $460 million in aid had been approved but were awaiting landlord participation

Tenants with rental arrears pay what they can when they have it

Without rent relief, property owners weigh whether to wait or sell

$3 billion of the $46.6 billion Congress allotted in rent relief has reached those who need it

Local logjams have meant just $3B of $47B has been sent to tenants, landlords

mayor to expand and strengthen an existing program that offers one-time assistance to tenants with rent arrears.

One Shot Deal funds $150M in rent arrears each year; a progressive think tank wants Eric Adams to double that

The state has a $2.7 billion pot of funds to be distributed, but only a tiny sum has made its way to landlords since applications finally opened June 1

State has distributed just $117K in rent relief from $2.7B pot, with 160K applications filed

But it’s been a long time coming, and many landlords aren’t happy

When it expires, renters will have to start paying again, or risk eviction and court

Her tenants curse and spit at her and owe more than $23,000 in rent

Eviction moratorium keeps them from being kicked out

In a 5-to-4 ruling late Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to vacate the ban

Split-court ruling means landlords must endure for at least another month

Depending on your tenants’ income, they may be eligible for rent relief through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

A new rent assistance fund began accepting applications this month

Twelve organizations representing landlords, brokers and developers sent a letter to President Biden on Friday

Federal moratorium set to end June 30; but tenant advocates maintain wave of evictions will follow

Landlords are making a last-ditch argument that helping tenants in need is the job of the government

The overall jump in expenses: 15%.

The state legislature approved the $2.7Bprogram in the budget that passed in early AprilThe state legislature approved the $2.7B program in the budget that passed in early April

Program will allocate $2.7B to tenants, landlords hit hard by pandemic

Fighting an uphill battle, plaintiffs set their eyes on a sympathetic Supreme Court

Five separate suits challenging the law’s constitutionality are still taking up space on court dockets.

Benefits include up to 12 months of rental arrears

New York’s rent relief site goes live — without applications New site has information on rental relief program

New York renters will have another lifeline when the statewide eviction moratorium sunsets.

Mayor signs bill giving representation to all low-income renters facing eviction

It is unclear how the state will need to revise its program based on the new guidelines

State must offer funds directly to tenants if landlords choose not to participate in the program

Landlords who accept it can’t evict a paying tenant for a year

New York landlords and tenants will gain access to $2.3 billion in federal aid allocated by the state.

Certain residential and commercial tenants can now avoid eviction until at least Aug. 31.

Frustrated landlords demand Albany get rent aid out the door

Albany legislators are expected to vote Monday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until August 31s

Landlords argue state lacks rational for extension

The extender bill is expected to go to a full vote in the Senate and Assembly later this week.

On March 31, the CDC sent out a message: it was extending its moratorium on residential evictions until June 30, 2021

Small landlords in the NYC area to find out what this means for them.

Landlord, tenant groups voice concerns about certain provisions.

Newly bill, would bar evictions and rent increases for one year in cases where landlords accept aid.

New York has $2.3 billion from the federal government

Albany finally have the big bucks to pass a substantial relief program as part of the state budget

The federal ban on evictions has been extended yet again, bringing relief to tens of millions of renters struggling to catch up.

Most residential tenants fill out a hardship declaration.

There are no easy options when it comes to collecting back rent these days, so landlords would be wise to […]

It’s estimated that between 800,000 to 1.2 million households in New York collectively owe more than $2 billion in rent

Second Round of Rent Relief Reached Even Fewer People Than First

New York has paid out just $7 million out of $60 million available for struggling tenants

Barely 1% of tenants owing rent have received aid in second round

Cuomo first announced a State moratorium on residential and commercial evictions on March 20 last year for a period of 90 days.

The state legislature is set to extend the eviction moratorium on small businesses and landlords with fewer than 10 apartment […]

Five small landlords sue AG Leitia James over hardship declaration requirement

Blanket moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional.

Hardship fund for small landlords and homeowners

Thousands of small landlords who have had their finances fractured by a year of eviction moratoria

Eviction bans and the weakening of the rental market have made landlords less inclined to play hardball

Tenants owe landlords $57 billion. What happens when they don’t pay?

This bill does not purport to cancel rent, this bill pays the rent.

Newly amended legislation would distribute $1.3B in federal funds.

Large rent arrears mean owners are in default in majority Black neighborhoods.

Repeat of the foreclosure crisis with a disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic landlords.

As dues enter into millions, lawsuits are flooding in

It’s been nearly a year since the start of the pandemic — and for some retailers, that means it’s been […]

Commercial tenants would not be required to disclose the amount of relief they have already received

Ban evictions of businesses with fewer than 50 employees until May 1

President Joe Biden is extending federal limits on evictions through at least the end of March.

Biden is expected to move quickly to extend protections for renters, Bloomberg reported, and may sign an executive order within […]

Provides no relief to landlords and mortgagees, no way to force the property to be income producing

If a tenant files a Hardship Declaration with an Owner, the Owner cannot bring an eviction proceeding before May 1, […]

Limits on ousting tenants will be in place until May 1

Cuomo had previously said he intended to extend existing legislation limiting evictions, portions of which were to expire at the […]

State lawmakers are racing to pass legislation before the end of the year to significantly expand upon the existing limits on residential evictions.

Move comes hours after governor says current regime will be extended

Orders to halt evictions in New York expire soon. What happens next?

“We have this big coalition of organizations that are working to put pressure on the landlords directly to reduce the […]

The funds were provided under the CARES Act and will be returned to the federal government if not spent by Dec. 30

$60M in funds will be returned to federal government if not used by Dec. 30 deadline

A federal judge swept away a legal challenge to a package of bills designed to protect retail tenants during the pandemic.

Lawsuit sought to overturn laws signed in response to the pandemic

HPD inspectors issued 95 vacate orders for illegal occupancy between March and October of this year.

Advocates say that the tenants living in an estimated tens of thousands of basement apartments represent some of the city’s […]

Housing advocates said that any evictions taking place right now signals that we should expect more, even with COVID cases rising.

Marshals recently carried out the first legal residential eviction in New York City since the start of the pandemi

Landlord representatives decry continued lack of financial relief

The extension comes as a pause on Civil Court deadlines was about to run out — which would have opened […]

They allow landlords to start eviction proceedings now & don’t require them to tell tenants about the protections that are available.

CDC rules say such tenants can’t be physically removed from their homes before the end of the year.

Litigation against tenants is way down since the passage of the HSTPA last year

It’s been 16 months since the new rent laws were passed. What has the impact been on NYC rent-stabilized and […]

Evictions may resume in New York on Oct. 12, but with “important caveats,”...

In a memo released Oct. 9, Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks said that residential evictions — including those for non-payment of […]

Renters surveyed uncertain of ability to make rent, but industry rent data shows market-rate payments

Millions of renters believe they will be evicted from their homes in the next two months due to eviction, according […]

Bill faces headwinds from the Senate and White House

The first stimulus package, the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, passed with bipartisan support in March and helped stave off a […]

It’s “still full of loopholes,” as one lawyer put it

“It doesn’t stop evictions. It doesn’t stop cases from moving forward. It doesn’t stop landlords from filing cases…

Personal assets remain off-limits to landlords

It applies to restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters, retailers subject to in-person restrictions, barbershops, hair salons, tattoo & piercing parlors.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order extending the Tenant Safe Harbor Act until Jan. 1, 2021.

The law prohibited courts from issuing eviction warrants for unpaid rent that was due from the beginning of the crisis […]

Project Parachute says philanthropies have added $3M to help New Yorkers facing eviction

Donors have added $3 million to a landlord-backed initiative begun in May to help some of the neediest New Yorkers […]

The moratorium was set to expire Sept. 30, but the governor signed a new executive order

New York’s moratorium on commercial foreclosures and evictions will be in place until at least Oct. 20, Cuomo announced on […]

What happens when local and federal eviction bans lapse?

Many renters don’t even know CDC eviction protection is an option for them.

Missed mortgage payments during the period totaled about $16B

Almost 11 million households were behind on rent or mortgage payments during the first three months of the pandemic.

Data from Princeton University’s Eviction Lab shows that filings dropped in 16 cities during the second week of the month

Princeton University’s Eviction Lab finds drop in 16 cities

Renters receive more relief, but there’s a looming problem for landlords, especially those who own just a few properties.

Eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer…

In the order, the CDC says COVID-19 “presents a historic threat to public health”

New York’s rental housing providers have rounded on the Trump Administration after it introduced a new moratorium on…

Washington allows for some evictions and could also call state and local legislation into question

Washington’s new eviction ban shocked landlords and tenants when it came not from the agencies that oversee housing…