On Tuesday May 4, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed an extension of the “COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021” (collectively, the “Act”) prohibiting residential and commercial evictions, foreclosure...more
5/7/2021
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Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
New York ,
Residential Leases
The New York State Legislature has adopted legislation (S.9114 / A.11181) which extends the moratorium on residential evictions to more than one year from the initial Executive Order 202.8 in March of 2020, through May 1,...more
12/30/2020
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Eviction ,
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Foreclosure ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Homeowners ,
Landlords ,
Property Owners ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Tenants
While attorneys are still learning to navigate the changing landscape of evictions in New York as a result of certain Executive Orders and recent changes to Court Rules, the New York State legislature and Governor Cuomo have...more
First the Governor and now the Courts have moved the goal posts with respect to bringing and enforcing eviction actions against delinquent residential and commercial tenants in New York. Most recently, pursuant to an...more
On March 21, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued New York Executive Order 202.9, “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency" (the “Executive Order.”) The Executive Order...more
4/9/2020
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Small Business Loans
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.7 authorizing “virtual notarization” through April 18, 2020. Subject to the limitation outlined below, this will allow numerous matters to move forward that could otherwise be...more
The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have been sudden, pervasive and severe. With executive action by New York State’s Governor forcing many companies across varied industries to close their business locations and/or...more