ALBANY â Republicans and landlords on Wednesday pushed back against a Democratic proposal to extend the eviction moratorium originally passed to provide relief during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Assembly Minority Conference held a virtual news conference Wednesday morning calling on state lawmakers to end the moratorium that denies property owners the ability to evict tenants who do not pay their rent.
A vote on the extension was originally slated for this week in the state Legislature, but on Wednesday, the vote was delayed until Monday.
The moratorium was first passed in May of last year, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to assist tenants who were impacted economically by the coronavirus outbreak.
New York s ban on evictions will be extended next week PUBLISHED 5:39 PM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:39 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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An extension of the state s ban on residential evictions for tenants who have struggled during the pandemic is set to be extended on Monday as the aftershocks of the crisis continue.
But landlords, especially those who own a modest number of properties, remain restive and are pushing for the release of billions of dollars in federal aid meant to help them.
The ban has been in place first through executive order and later by a state law, and is estimated to have helped 40,000 tenants stay in their homes, said Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx.
New York s ban on evictions will be extended next week PUBLISHED 5:39 PM ET Apr. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:39 PM EDT Apr. 28, 2021
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An extension of the state s ban on residential evictions for tenants who have struggled during the pandemic is set to be extended on Monday as the aftershocks of the crisis continue.
But landlords, especially those who own a modest number of properties, remain restive and are pushing for the release of billions of dollars in federal aid meant to help them.
The ban has been in place first through executive order and later by a state law, and is estimated to have helped 40,000 tenants stay in their homes, said Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx.