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By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET Apr. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:00 PM EDT Apr. 15, 2021
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or ERAP, is funded by $2.4 billion from the federal government and another $100 million in state funds. Its purpose is to steer money to landlords and utilities whose tenants and customers have been unable to foot their bills during the pandemic.
According to Senator Brian Kavanagh, Senate Housing chair and author of the language creating ERAP, it’s much more generously funded than its predecessor program, the “Emergency Rent Relief Act,” which was heavily criticized because its parameters were so narrowly defined.
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Calls are being renewed for full-protections for landlords and tenants across New York State. Advocates for both sides have renewed their efforts as an ‘eviction moratorium’ comes to an end in less than a month.
“All this law affords is an affirmative defense to an eviction, so landlords have every right to sue tenants no matter what the situation is that they’re in,” Felts told Spectrum News. She’s the executive director of United Tenants in Albany.
Landlords Feel Overlooked During the Pandemic By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 6:08 PM ET Dec. 10, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:08 PM EST Dec. 10, 2020
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Capital Tonight that the law in place purporting to be an eviction moratorium, “The Tenants Safe Harbor Act,” doesn’t save many tenants from eviction and needs to be either fixed, scrapped, or replaced.
“All this law affords is an affirmative defense to an eviction, so landlords have every right to sue tenants no matter what the situation is that they’re in,” said Felts, executive director of United Tenants of Albany.
But the act, which was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo in June, and sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, looks different from the landlords’ perspective.