Courts Dismissed 121K 'Dead' Eviction Cases in NYC. What Does it Mean?
The process, called an administrative dismissal, is enshrined in state law. The Office of Court Administration wiped out a category of older eviction cases that property owners started before the end of 2020 seeking to recover unpaid rent, in which tenants never filed a response and the landlords took no further action.
Source: citylimits.org