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The state Legislature on Monday will pass a bill that would extend an eviction moratorium until May 1 and strengthen a variety of laws for renters and homeowners
New York State Senate expected to pass eviction moratorium legislation on Monday
and last updated 2020-12-27 14:44:40-05
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) â The New York State Senate is expected to pass what it calls the strongest eviction moratorium legislation in the country during a special session on Monday.
According to the bill, any pending eviction proceedings, or any commenced within 30 days of the bill becoming law, will be stayed for at least 60 days to give tenants an opportunity to submit the hardship declaration.
âThe bill advanced by the Senate Majority will help ensure New York tenants, homeowners, and small landlords will not have to fear being kicked out of their homes if theyâve been impacted by this pandemic and economic crisis,â Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) said. âI commend Senate Housing Committee Chair, Senator Brian Kavanagh (D-New York) for his leadership on this issue, and my Senate Majority colleagues for taking
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Monday that Democrats are still considering a return to Albany before the end of the year to codify a moratorium on residential evictions, with negotiations still underway between both chambers of the state Legislature.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo had issued an executive order to prevent evictions for people facing COVID-related financial woes, but that’s set to expire on January 1.
That action had been extended a handful of times by Cuomo, but Heastie, D-Bronx, said lawmakers are discussing legislation that would codify and potentially expand the order in an effort to provide some stability for tenants who still can’t afford to pay their rent.
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