Albany Appears Poised To Extend Eviction Moratorium Again arrow Tenant activists protesting outside of Brooklyn housing court August 6th, 2020. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Citing the continuing public health emergency and the need to ensure economic stability, Albany legislators are expected to vote Monday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until August 31st for residential and commercial tenants experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo hasn’t said whether he’ll sign the bill, but lawmakers expect he will because he signed the last one in March. The moratorium was set to expire on May 1st. If approved on Monday as expected, the new retroactive legislation will extend two separate laws: one that applies to small businesses, and the other a pause on residential tenant evictions and foreclosure proceedings. Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Manhattan/Brooklyn Senator Brian Kavanagh, who sponsored the legislation, said it’s needed because $2.3 billion in the state’s new budget won’t start flowing to residential landlords until May or June.