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The city’s trailblazing program guaranteeing legal representation to the city’s poorest tenants facing eviction has been falling short since the state eviction moratorium was lifted last year; many still face…

ByFrank Festa

ByAnnie Iezzi 6Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

For the first time in nearly two years, New York’s expansive COVID-related eviction protections have come to an end for tenants who owe back rent. Landlords are rejoicing, renters are feeling…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End

New Yorkers who owe back rent can once again apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) after judge ordered the state to reopen applications, citing what could be a…

ByDavid Brand 18Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness

New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the state had applied for a $996 million reallotment from the Treasury Department and that officials will shut down the Emergency Rental Assistance Program…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

What New York’s Latest Eviction Protections Mean for Renters and Landlords

The law replaces earlier protections that expired Aug. 31 but had been gutted by the Supreme Court ruling last month.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End

New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

What New York’s Latest Eviction Protections Mean for Renters and Landlords

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NYC’s Floundering ‘Right to Counsel’ Fails to Keep Pace With Eviction Cases

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End

New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

What New York’s Latest Eviction Protections Mean for Renters and Landlords

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