The City of Rochester recently became the largest city in New York outside of New York City to adopt “Good Cause” eviction protections in its local law. The enhanced rental protections include limitations on rent increases...more
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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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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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