Supreme Court Partially Blocks New York s Eviction Ban inman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RSA’s Joseph Strasburg and Judge Lawrence Marks (Getty, Strasburg via Jeffersons Siegel)
One day after a judge struck down the federal eviction ban, a landlord lobby is taking aim at New York’s statewide moratorium.
The Rent Stabilization Association filed a suit Thursday challenging the constitutionality of the law, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo just extended through Aug. 31. The case seeks an injunction against the ban.
RSA, which represents 25,000 landlords, alleges that the law violates landlords’ first amendment rights by requiring them to distribute a hardship declaration form that forces them to voice their support for the moratorium.
It marks the third legal attempt by landlords against the state eviction ban in the past year. The most recent try a February filing by five landlords against New York Attorney General Letitia James took a near identical approach. The suit was thrown out in April, on the grounds that James wasn’t the proper party to the action.
Written by Office of the Governor.
Legislation (S.6362-A/A.7175-A) Extends the Moratorium on COVID-related Residential and Commercial Evictions and Foreclosure Proceedings for Those Filing a Hardship Declaration Until August 31, 2021
Adds to New York State s Efforts to Protect Tenants and Homeowners Undergoing Economic Hardship Due to COVID-19
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today 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 (S.6362-A/A.7175-A) extends protections prohibiting residential and commercial evictions, foreclosure proceedings, credit discrimination and negative credit reporting related to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 31, 2021. The legislation adds to New York State s efforts to protect tenants and homeowners from the economic hardship incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at a critical time in the pandemic s trajectory as the S
Share via Shortlink
All in all, the $212 billion budget is a mixed bag for the industry. (Getty/Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal)
As the dust clears on New York’s $212 billion budget, the real estate industry finds a changed landscape.
The agreement includes more than $2 billion in federal and state rent relief, but also tax hikes exceeding $4.3 billion. And several provisions that the real estate industry had supported were dropped.
Here’s where things landed on key issues:
Rent relief
The budget includes $2.3 billion in federal rent relief and another $100 million in state funds. It bars certain evictions and rent increases for one year if landlords accept aid for that tenant. The program is not mandatory, but there is some confusion over when landlords can take a tenant to court.