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ALBANY â The release of New Yorkâs $2.3 billion in federal relief for tenants and small landlords struggling to pay rent or property taxes through the coronavirus pandemic relies on state leaders negotiating the late budget through the weekend.
Legislators did not anticipate debating or voting on legislation related to the 2021-22 budget over the weekend and anticipated observing Sundayâs Easter holiday. Officials said many representatives had left town as of Friday afternoon and did not expect to advance the next state spending plan before next week.
State executives have waited to release a plan and instructions for New York to distribute its total $2.3 billion in federal COVID-19 rent relief for tenants and small landlords.
ALBANY â The release of New Yorkâs $2.3 billion in federal relief for tenants and small landlords struggling to pay rent or property taxes through the coronavirus pandemic relies on state leaders negotiating the late budget through the weekend.
Legislators did not anticipate debating or voting on legislation related to the 2021-22 budget over the weekend and anticipated observing Sundayâs Easter holiday. Officials said many representatives had left town as of Friday afternoon and did not expect to advance the next state spending plan before next week.
State executives have waited to release a plan and instructions for New York to distribute its total $2.3 billion in federal COVID-19 rent relief for tenants and small landlords.
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More than a year after Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first executive order during the pandemic related to evictions- the Finger Lakes Landlord Association says local landlords need help.
While the executive order was intended to safeguard renters and their families during the pandemic- and understood by landlords, according to the FLLA, the mandate has been extended four times creating major hardships.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also extended the eviction moratorium, but that has less play in New York State than Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency order.
Deb Hall, of the Finger Lakes Landlord Association says that a lifeline was handed down by the federal government in form of more than a billion dollars to provide rent relief. “The money has stalled in Albany for over three months, passing through both Senate and Assembly housing committees, only to be recently swept into the state budget process,” Hall said in a release.