New York State Legislature Announce It was announced on Thursday that the moratorium on evictions would be extended to January 2022 and promised to provide more assistance to renters. The move was taken after the early deportation ban in New York was partially rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court and the national ban was overturned last week.
New York was once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and now cases are increasing again.The Delta variant of the virus is responsible for most infections 97% new Hospitalization in New York City is related to this strain. When passing the new moratorium on deportation orders, the state legislature hopes that it will help ensure the safety of residents and their homes.
“As COVID-19 continues to threaten the health and well-being of New Yorkers across the state, we are taking decisive and comprehensive measures to expand and strengthen the pillars of our legislative strategy to ensure the safety of all New Yorkers,” the Democratic state said. The main sponsor, Senator Brian Kavanagh (Brian Kavanagh).
Since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted some of the injunctions on August 12, New York’s moratorium has been a priority for legislators.The urgency of finding a solution Intensify After the state’s suspension of deportation orders ended on August 31.
State Senate and Assembly Overwhelmingly approved This measure is expected to be signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. Hochul publicly supports finding a way to prevent mass evictions in her state, and sees this exploration as a way to fight COVID-19 without angering the homeless in the state.
“We will not allow people who lose their income not because of their own fault, [are] Unable to pay and face eviction. We will not allow this to happen in the great New York State,” Hochell said Tuesday when ordering a special session of the state legislature.
The governor, who took office only last week, attributed part of the blame for the crisis to her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. She accused his government of failing to allocate millions of dollars in federal relief funds, including assistance to renters who had trouble paying their bills.In a report U.S. News and World Report From August 25, it has been shown that most of the 50 states in the United States spend less than one-fifth of the rental assistance, but in New York, less than 1% of the allocated assistance has not been allocated to renters.Part of the new bill provides $400 million in additional assistance to renters who will not face eviction According to the current law If they are currently processing relief applications.
Landlords can predictably oppose the legislature’s actions.Joseph Strasburg of the Rent Stability Association contributed to the initial lawsuit restricting the initial moratorium on rents in New York. He said his association would seek Injunctive reliefStrasbourg accused the legislature of trying to act as a judicial body and ignored the Supreme Court’s decision last week to lift the national moratorium. His organization represents 25,000 New York City landlords and has previously threatened that if the bill is passed, a new lawsuit will be filed against the bill.
Supporters of the bill insist that their new ban is legally justified. They pointed out that if the tenant is a “nuisance” or causes property damage, the landlord is allowed to initiate the eviction process. It also allowed them to challenge tenants’ financial hardship claims, which were lacking in the early injunctions, and played a role in RSA’s initial litigation.
