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.
The Senate and Assembly on Tuesday released their annual budget resolutions, responding to Gov. Kathy Hochul's $227 billion spending proposal unveiled last month. They rejected the bulk of Hochul’s strategy to increase housing production statewide, while entertaining eviction protections the governor has ducked.
Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn) and backers rallied Thursday in support of a bill that would prohibit sheriffs and marshals from executing eviction warrants statewide during the coldest part of the year.
Three years after a 2019 overhaul was supposed to stop landlords from removing most apartments from rent stabilization, thousands are left unaccounted for.