Cuomo extends protections for landlords, tenants affected by coronavirus
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference on Wednesday.Spencer Platt | Getty Images pool photo via AP
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Protections for tenants and landlords facing eviction or foreclosure due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-related hardships have been extended through Aug. 31, 2021, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday.
Cuomo signed an extension of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act. The legislation extends protections prohibiting residential and commercial evictions, foreclosure proceedings, credit discrimination and negative credit reporting related to the COVID-19 pandemic until Aug. 31, 2021.